Lol its worse
14 years ago
Well it wasn't the plugs, rattle continued after bike warmed up again, feels completely robbed of power. Checked cam chain tension and valve clearance, all good and set now, but compression is SHIT. 95lbs on the cyl making the noise. Its coming from the bottom of the engine. I think I lost a ring... Poopie. So now I have to tear the engine apart and replace the rings.
AdenSilversmith
~adensilversmith
Ouch! That's not fun at all.
wolfykool
~wolfykool
OP
Actually, rings turned out to be ok. I've got pictures! However, the piston is toast. So I'm probably going to need to bore the engine, get over-sized pistons and rings, a new bearing for the connecting rod, and then do a nice valve job to make sure its all good. Not looking terribly expensive, but still more than I currently have. Maybe I should start selling art for motorcycle parts!
AdenSilversmith
~adensilversmith
If it can get your bike back up and running.
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