X-ring too costly. They really reduce drag over o-ring chains by about 60%, i think it was.I really believe the o-ring chains will be worth some power loss over non o-ring.
X-ring too costly. They really reduce drag over o-ring chains by about 60%, i think it was.I really believe the o-ring chains will be worth some power loss over non o-ring.
Outside the Nationals here is some locals http://www.westernreservemc.com/news.html , PA, NY have some as well.
Seems like the o-ring chains are more cushy,lol. Like the racing chains sound clunky and might be harder on sprockets. I think the o-ring chains spoiled me.
The non o-rings are cheaper though and racers use em for less friction and drag. Now x-ring sounds appealing.....
Probably go non- o race chain. I know redundant.
You never know how many could show trying to gather a group again. Since the dissolve of the OTC series, Ohio has been a bit unorganized. Smith Rd being down was a big miss in 2018 for MX.
Have a 3 wheeler that I heard run when I bought it. I always kept the cylinder lubed up and turned it over every 3 months with some lubricating oil and the cylinder turned over effortlessly. The cylinder stuck after a few months of owning it, I got it loose with some lubricating oil pretty fast. That's why I continued to watch and oil the cylinder. The condensation on the gravel floor shed is horrible. Last December I rotated the cylinder and I dumped some synthetic recline oil (before just lubricating oil) in the plug hole and rotated it. Early April I noticed it was stuck again and i have used about a big can of blaster trying to free it. Right-side up, upside down, trying every couple weeks. I am wanting to disassemble the cylinder to inspect, as was the plan. Sitting in the frame, chain and wheels on it, thing probably has had a previous sticking problem. I can't get this cylinder to budge this time. Not sure what the cylinder plating will show due to the sticking. Piston is high in the cylinder, as i was worried about a minor sticking occuring. Any tricks?
Last edited by fieldy; 06-22-2019 at 01:01 PM.
Pull the flywheel cover off and try rotating the motor in reverse . Might have a coolant leak causing the lock up issue .
Time to Pull the top end .
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What happens in that situation?
I have had the coolant drained out since I bought it several years ago. It would just stick if i wasn't oiling the cylinder every 3 months, now that I want to take it down in frame it won't move. My next move will be take off the head and try to use a wood stick and hit the top of the piston to free it up. It surley can't be a bearing stuck that hard in that time? I haven't ran the motor since I've owned it because I wanted to inspect and leakdown the topend. Had sprayed lubricating oil in crankcase too. I think it was that synthetic Redline oil, i dumped down the spark plug hole. I didnt realizize it was a synthetic oil at that moment, was in a hurry.
Have another one running in the past 2 weeks and it never sticks, and wanted to at least fire this one so discovered it was stuck couple months ago.
When I put it in gear and rotate the tires backwards or forwards, won't budge.
In 3 winter months with no coolant at all in motor now locked up hard.
I will try what you suggested and wanted to give a few more details and maybe get more information from you and the others.
If i take the top end loose and it pulls straight off I will be absolutely shocked with bottom jaw on floor.
Last edited by fieldy; 06-22-2019 at 04:15 PM.
You could be correct Shoreline 10. A mess under there no cover gasket at all, had orange mineral deposits about 3/16ths deep. I am guessing main bearing siezed. I want to learn to rebuild these motors. I was expecting to rebuild this one but thought I could do some putting around first.
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Can water enter the crankcase from the head gasket and from the water pump seal area?
On another Tecate I have running, the water pump housing is leaking.
The gasket for the cover was bad it appears. Unless there ls a weep hole if the seal has gone out. I didn't see one on the water pump cover, anyway water was dripping from the bottom of gasket area. Is there a tell-tell hole on these?
Last edited by fieldy; 06-24-2019 at 02:48 AM.
If your head gasket is leaking, coolant can leak into the combustion chamber, and down into & around the crank & main bearings. If your water pump seal is leaking, coolant can only enter the clutch/gearbox, unless the right main crank seal is leaking also, which would then allow coolant into the crankcase as well.
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