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Pics of the damage to my engine caused by a ball bearing!

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:13 pm
by Yoshi
So here's the deal, I was fitting restrictors, fine, when I started up bike, made a nasty knocking noise.

So I had an attempt (this is my first go at anything with engines!) to take head off, and was doing ok but slow progress, my friends brother came over (he has got a motorsport engineering degree) and very kindly dropped the engine out and took off the head (with help from me and my friend)

Turns out a ball bearing got in cylinder 4! Baffles me how it got there!

See pics below!

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Exciting ay? :smt048

Anyway I've now got replacement head, pistons and barrel so hopefully in next few days I be able to sort it out! :smt002

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:44 pm
by sloweracing
How much for the head if your changing it

You can keep the ball bearing :smt003

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:49 pm
by Yoshi
I wanted to keep it as a souvenir/momento really :smt001

Make me an offer though!

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:12 pm
by Gemini
might polish out! :smt065

gem

Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:04 pm
by Xphyral
lol, looks like someone let a shotgun go in there.

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 2:29 pm
by RedexRobB
Also where did it come from, let alone how it got in there?

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 10:14 pm
by Yoshi
RobB wrote:Also where did it come from, let alone how it got in there?
Poirot says: "eet iss a mystery!!!!"

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Hopefully get it on the road next few days!