well.. she died :(

[roasty_duck]

took the sump off today...

was greeted with this in the oil filter


tipped the sump up to get this in one corner



managed to get the front piston out via sump...





well thats that bottom end dead then.

[VTR Phoenix]

Believe I said on first page main bearings, as long as crank isn't bent at all or scored just check the rest and replace the bearings.

[roasty_duck]

cranks scored

[bigtwinthing]

thats oil starvation so too may wheelies or fecked pump or both. How bad is the crank? can you post some close up piccys?

[Wicky]

New engine + oil - less wheelies

[popkat]

Believe I said on first page main bearings

We'll have joint claim on that one, as we were both typing similar replies at the same time



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[KermitLeFrog]

Believe I said on first page main bearings

We'll have joint claim on that one, as we were both typing similar replies at the same time



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Looks like a big end bearing to me....

[roasty_duck]

managed to get another engine, 28k miles on the clock for £200, only problem is one of the engine mounting bolts in the front cylinder is seized in place so have to drill it out.

[VTRDark]

Is that the long one that runs right through from one side to another. Heat and a big hammer is your friend here. If you look at the top of the engine you will see it runs alongside the coolant bottle right through. Get a blowtorch, butane/propane on it and give it a good hit with hammer and should break free. You will be there forever trying to drill it out.

[bigtwinthing]

soak it first with plus gas for a few days too.

[sirch345]

managed to get another engine, 28k miles on the clock for £200, only problem is one of the engine mounting bolts in the front cylinder is seized in place so have to drill it out.

Be patient and take your time.

Good luck with getting the sucker out,

Chris.

[tony.mon]

Or, as the engine is out of the frame, cut along the boss with a hacksaw, let the boss spring open slightly and pull the bolt out, then reweld it.
Quick and foolproof, and you can't miss with the hammer and put dents into formerly undented things.

[roasty_duck]

drilled both sides out, took about an hour in total so wasn't too bad!

engines in with thanks to squiffy for help with parts and such, running better but my surging issue is back! will pull the plugs and stick some new ones in and hope.

now got 2 and a half engines laying around and a full vtr in bits in a shed...

[AMCQ46]

fast work, well done........... , but you must be pissed off with the surging

[roasty_duck]

i had surging on my last engine i think it turned out to be the plugs, i really need some quieter exhausts though these ones are far too loud! or some 2.5" db killers.