turtlethepyro
03-06-2020, 12:42 PM
Good Morning,
I have had this paticular Big Red for the past 6 months. When i got it, i had to clean the carb and she was ready to go. Drove beautifully. 3 months later, went to start it and it smoked like crazy the entire time. From the initial startup to riding it around the trails for 30-45 mins. After that, i parked it because i was convinced that it would need new piston rings at the very minimum.
Having some additional time, i have been trying to work on it. I put some seafoam into the cylinder and let it soak for a bit hoping it would just unstick a piston ring and i wouldnt have to tear into it. then i recleaned the carb, and i saw some thick dark paste like oil on the choke butterfly plate. anywho, i cleaned it all up and the bike started. Again it smoked like crazy so i drove it around and the smoking STOPPED! which put a big smile on my face.
Yesterday went to start it, and again it smoked pretty bad. I took the spark plug off the machine and took a Maglite to see down through it, and i think i can see a piston ring kinda just floating in there. At first i thought maybe it was a valve dropped, but it really looks like ring.
IS THIS POSSIBLE? what am i in for before i tear this bike apart? Other than the smoking, she runs awesome btw.
I have had this paticular Big Red for the past 6 months. When i got it, i had to clean the carb and she was ready to go. Drove beautifully. 3 months later, went to start it and it smoked like crazy the entire time. From the initial startup to riding it around the trails for 30-45 mins. After that, i parked it because i was convinced that it would need new piston rings at the very minimum.
Having some additional time, i have been trying to work on it. I put some seafoam into the cylinder and let it soak for a bit hoping it would just unstick a piston ring and i wouldnt have to tear into it. then i recleaned the carb, and i saw some thick dark paste like oil on the choke butterfly plate. anywho, i cleaned it all up and the bike started. Again it smoked like crazy so i drove it around and the smoking STOPPED! which put a big smile on my face.
Yesterday went to start it, and again it smoked pretty bad. I took the spark plug off the machine and took a Maglite to see down through it, and i think i can see a piston ring kinda just floating in there. At first i thought maybe it was a valve dropped, but it really looks like ring.
IS THIS POSSIBLE? what am i in for before i tear this bike apart? Other than the smoking, she runs awesome btw.