I f***ed up my big bore and now my bike is garbage.

ChopperCharles · 04-13-2021, 03:53 PM

I will remove the engine from the frame tonight or tomorrow and begin the task of diagnosing the problem.

If I remove the flywheel, that's just another gasket to replace. It'll tell me that the tensioner is installed incorrectly, but I won't be able to fix it from there, I'll still have to take the head off.

I have drained the oil and inspected the filters. There was a little grit in the right side screen. Not metal, felt like a few pieces of sand or something. No brass in the oil, no water in the oil, and a normal amount of metal on the magnetic drain plug. No metal fragments in the oil (I filtered it) and no metal in the oil filter.

Judging by the oil I'd say it was a healthy motor. Judging by the sound I'd say something is FOOKED.

Charles.

Charles.

04-13-2021, 03:53 PM	#11
ChopperCharles Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: RDU, NC Posts: 677	I will remove the engine from the frame tonight or tomorrow and begin the task of diagnosing the problem. If I remove the flywheel, that's just another gasket to replace. It'll tell me that the tensioner is installed incorrectly, but I won't be able to fix it from there, I'll still have to take the head off. I have drained the oil and inspected the filters. There was a little grit in the right side screen. Not metal, felt like a few pieces of sand or something. No brass in the oil, no water in the oil, and a normal amount of metal on the magnetic drain plug. No metal fragments in the oil (I filtered it) and no metal in the oil filter. Judging by the oil I'd say it was a healthy motor. Judging by the sound I'd say something is FOOKED. Charles. Charles.
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