Davidw Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Well first I will start by saying yes, a few stupid decisions were made that should have been thought out better. So basically I bought this banshee, that apparently only has 3 hours on it since a rebuild, and has sat for around a year. The seller started it, and I rode it to my truck to load it up, all seemed fine. I filled it up with gas and oil, took it for a ride, and I wasn't exactly easy on it. After fifteen minutes of riding the power seemed way down so I headed back to my truck to bring it home. After getting home it felt seized when i tried to kick it , I put it in gear and rocked it back and forward , that freed it up and I was able to start it. I noticed that there was only smoke from the left pipe, then it died and refused to start. I pulled the plugs and kicked it over, it felt like there was compression on both cylinders but this was just putting a finger over the spark plug hole, we also checked for spark and both plugs were sparking. One plug looked normal, the other was soaked in gas. We ended up towing it around with another quad while it was in gear, after turning the engine over for 15 seconds like that it ran for a bit then died. We towed it again to start it, and then my buddy decided to try revving it up, at which point it seized and would not free up this time. So I tore it down and saw this... (text continues after the pictures) What I dumped out of the exhaust pipe The cylinder of the problem side... The Piston The Crankcase of the problem side The cylinder that was working I'm guessing the connecting rod is probably jammed into the case on the side where the right cylinder used to be. If not then pieces of the engine probably got jammed in the bottom end somewhere. I'm not really sure what to do at this time. Is it worth it rebuilding this engine, or would I be better off finding a replacement? I'm also looking for some speculation on what happened to the engine when the one side stopped firing, when it seized the first time, and when it seized for good. I told you guys some bad decisions were made, looking forward to your guys' input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwriter Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Were you drinking or smoking weed when you pull started it 14 times? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulvafan537240 Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Impressive. You don't see carnage like that every day. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidw Posted April 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 pull started it twice, definitely wasn't the best idea to keep trying to get it going when it didn't wanna start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATVridinMaNiAc Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Little hone and re-ring and itll be good as new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troyzstang Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 First off Welcome to BansheeHQ Wow what a fuckin mess. Pull the motor , open it up and start over. If it was me I would install a 4 mil crank assembly , find a decent set of stock cylinders, and replace the pistons with NEW ones. Keep your eye on the for sale section. There's great deals to be had here. Most of the sellers are trust worthy and offer good parts for great prices. Also follow the proper steps when reassembly takes place. ( Compression test , squish band , Leak down test ) Take your time and do it right the first time. If you need new parts contact the site sponsors here! Personally I use Brandon @Wildcard Racing. 1-435-623-0148. He's a top builder with excellent customer service. If you need any help just ask. Once again, Welcome Troy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ieat4strokes Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Holy wow! I think you should get a t shirt or something. Haven't seen a mess like that before lol. Good luck with the rebuild. Guys here are very knowledgeable and you can learn a lot here Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jereme6655 Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 wow....you did a fuckin number on that thing. Its toast. The pull starts literally changed it from a $300 rebuild to a $1000 engine repair in a hurry. This is why we avoid doing pull start. If its dies, its for a reason, and if it refuses to start.....well that's for a certain reason too. Where do you live? What modifications does the bike currently have? What kind of fuel and oil did you wind up filling it up with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike0chek Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toytech Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 wow thats baaaaaad, look in forsale section, one of the members has a set of cyls forsale setting at a site sposors place. ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooker82 Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 More rpm always fixes engine problems, or it atleast makes it easier to figure out what needs replacing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry's Shee Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Hopefully you mixed oil with the gas?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidw Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Yes I mixed oil with the gas, around 32:1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayAiken Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry's Shee Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Helpful fuck right here ^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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