Chip M Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 I bought a 96 Banshee a few weeks ago, it stuck in 2nd gear. I wanted to try a rebuild in the garage. New pistons, rings and all new upper and lower seals along with some shifter parts and a outer tranny bearing.(Along with MUCH help from you great bunch of guys) I got it finished last night and was pumped to give it a try after work today. I pretty much just stuck the engine back in the frame and bolted on the pipes. I fired it up and let it idle for a couple of minutes, like I was told to in here and then I wanted to make sure I could get through 2nd gear since that was my original problem, before putting it all back together. Once in second I figured I might as well try a couple more gears, so I grabbed 3rd and 4th gear like I had just stole it. WOW!! Really hard for me to believe how much pull these things have. Mine is pretty much stock compared to some I read about, only a little O.S. bore ,FMF pipes, ProDesign CoolHead and VForce Reed Valves. Carbs I do not know about yet. Now to tell you the dumbass thing I did. I ran without any coolant in the motor. I only did the idle to let it warm up and two 50 yard screams down my street but I do not know how much the banshee's can take without coolant. Will it melt the impeller that quick?. Is it likely that I did any permanent damage from the heat? Nobody can beat me down as much as I sit here beatin myself down so please let me know honestly how bad I screwed up. Thanks again for all you guys that have helped me in my posts during my rebuild and all the great tips that I have read in others posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheerider11 Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 I think you should be alright. What was the outside temp? As long as it didn't over heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip M Posted February 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 I live in Florida, It is about 75-80 degrees outside. How would I tell if it overheated? I saw a very little smoke coming from the pipes right where they come out of the engine, but it stopped about a minute of two after I shut down. I was just in way too much of a hurry to see if the bike would run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry's Shee Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 50 lashes with a worn out Black powerband for you As to your problem. I would pull pump cover and inspect. If impellor damaged I would inspect drive gear also. I would pull pipes and inspect pistons and bores. If you did a comp test after build I would do one now for reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip M Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Got it. Thanks much guys. That sick feeling in my stomach is starting to settle down. I will post the pics when I get it all back together so you can see what you and I did... lol. It is really not much to look at, I mean just not all the chrome and sweet colors i see on some of the pics posted, But the bike did not have a bunch of stripped out bolts and bass ackwards engineering l Have seen on some other project bikes. Frame looked straight and the plastics were all in good shape. For 500 bucks I couldn't turn it down. This site really rocks with all the help offered and knowledge shared. I plan on signing up as a paying member and hanging around for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydownunder Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 silly not running coolant. even just tap water if you wanted to go for a quick burn. you coulda busted it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheerider11 Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Did you just forget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakar Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 oh man tear it all down and start new , goodluck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip M Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Did you just forget? Yeah it just totally slipped my mind. I was so pumped about trying it out,not even a seat to sit on, Just motor and pipes. lol. Bought the coolant today, I will pop off the cover and check for any damage. Hoping for the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheerider11 Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Yeah it just totally slipped my mind. I was so pumped about trying it out,not even a seat to sit on, Just motor and pipes. lol. Bought the coolant today, I will pop off the cover and check for any damage. Hoping for the best. Shit happens man. Since there is no coolant just rip the topend off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydownunder Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 ouch, throw it back together and see whats up. do a comp test and a leak down, if all is good run it (with coolant) (if you shut it off and it was all good, it will prolly be fine). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2otoofast4u Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 let it cool naturally. (dont flash cool it with water) put a good mix of coolant and water in it and run it. Id bet money you are fine. Id refrain from doing this again though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry's Shee Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 If all checks out and you don't have to tear it apart, be sure to check torque on head a cylinder nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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