BansheeBrian Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 I have the cylinders off and I found an ugly sight. The left looks fine but the right is messed. My top right ring is gone! the friggin thing disintergrated.I see black specs around my crank on that side. There is also a large chunks out of my right piston about 4mm in size.All rings show excessive and uneven wear.This sucks.For the first time I cursed the banshee.I'm not myself right now. Case splitting starts tomorrow.yipee.All that debris is...you know where. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledofthezep Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 That sucks man. Sounds like you got your work cut out for ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frocashmoney24 Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 damn brian! well at least this gives you a time to drop some "goodies" int here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanddunejunkie Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 If you dont see any damage go in there with a magnet. then take the bottom end to a solovent tank turn it upside down and start flushing repeat cycle till you've done this twice without seeing anything come out it should be ok I have used this method in the past and never had problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nater006 Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 Ah... sorry to hear that, man. Good luck with the repairs.. hope they go quick, easy, and inexpensively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHEEDAISY Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 man i think mine and your banshee's are the same , the way you decribed yours it the exact way mine looked when i started the rebiuld . wishyou luck josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeBrian Posted March 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2004 The top end is off and I see very little scoring on the cylinder walls.I do see that I spilled a few drops of coolant inside the case though but that can be resolved.There is some sand around the crank but I cant find the missing ring.I wonder if it shot out he exhaust?I did take a few clearance measurements on the crank and everything is perfect.I does look like the connecting rod has been whacking itself against the case because i do see some wear.Why the hell is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banshee370 Posted March 20, 2004 Report Share Posted March 20, 2004 The top end is off and I see very little scoring on the cylinder walls.I do see that I spilled a few drops of coolant inside the case though but that can be resolved.There is some sand around the crank but I cant find the missing ring.I wonder if it shot out he exhaust?I did take a few clearance measurements on the crank and everything is perfect.I does look like the connecting rod has been whacking itself against the case because i do see some wear.Why the hell is that? Brian: The crank should NOT go anywhere near the cases.... The scoring marks you see could be from debris that went through the motor. I would not even consider replacing the top end w/o splitting the cases to fully inspect the crank. If there was any sand in the top case half where the transfers are then I would replace the crank. I would NOT risk a new top end. Do you have a digital camera? If so send me some pics or post them here Walt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaux 4 it Posted March 20, 2004 Report Share Posted March 20, 2004 If the rods wre hitting the case.The rod bearings are shot!Tear it down & rebuild the crank.It's not worth blowing a new top end for nothing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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