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Old 05-15-2007, 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]







 
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Old 05-15-2007, 10:31 PM
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Bad starter and/or battery
 
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Old 05-15-2007, 11:38 PM
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both new yanked the motor bad bearing
 
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Old 05-22-2007, 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
 
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Old 05-23-2007, 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.
 
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Old 05-23-2007, 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
 
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Old 05-23-2007, 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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