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Old May 15, 2007 | 03:37 PM
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started up went thru like two firing orders and now will barely turn over bad main bearing? [align=right][/align]







 
Old May 15, 2007 | 10:31 PM
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Bad starter and/or battery
 
Old May 15, 2007 | 11:38 PM
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both new yanked the motor bad bearing
 
Old May 22, 2007 | 02:53 PM
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alright here is what i found at first glance alluminum everywhere

there are two pistons that have a tiny piece missin off the skirt and a crack what the **** caused this
 
Old May 23, 2007 | 10:40 AM
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Who put the engine toghether? Was the engine spun by hand frst to see if it could turn easily?
Possibilities:
A lot of coolant or oil in combustion chamber, causing hydrolock
Pistons hitting the heads
Valves hitting pistons
Bad ring gap
Really bad ignition timing
Foreign stuff inside engine.
 
Old May 23, 2007 | 01:49 PM
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i was to lazy to build so bought one from the advertiser that was just rebuilt ( half *** Obviously)
motor turned fine by hand

why is there just lil pieces off the bottom of the skirt and not cracks or anything at top
 
Old May 23, 2007 | 06:55 PM
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well ripped the whole thing down spun a rod bearing on 8 and it looks like maybe the cam lobe knocked the piece of the two pistons
what did this guy do to this thing
 
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