random-strike
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Bent6 said:Yes, the head stays on with the engine assembled. Leak Down does require a tester and air compressor. I paid about $60 for the tester through Summit Racing. I compression tester will also tell you if the rings are still sealing. It's not as good as an indicator of engine condition, but will tell you if you have compression. I should have told you to go with that. I don't use a compression tester on my projects. It is cheaper and easier to use a compression tester, but it's not as good at pinpointing issues and cylinder sealing.
XRpredator said:sounds like a teardown/rebuild is in order.
That's an excellent machine, really only held back by it's brakes and suspension.
Ol'89r said:I would recommend taking Pred's advice. :nod:
If there is water in the engine then there is most likely rust on the internal engine parts. If you get the engine to run, the rust will mix with the oil and cause excessive wear. Like adding dirt to your oil. The engine should be dissasembled and the rust should be removed from each part.
When you cleaned the carb, did you take it completly apart and remove all of the jets? If not, you may want to do that. There are some small jets, (pilot jet) in the carb that must be clean inorder for the bike to start and run properly.
The clutch cable mounts to a bracket that is held on to the bottom of the cylinder with two studs. That bracket must be missing.
Like Pred said, those are excellent bikes. The front suspension and brake problem can be fixed by installing a complete front end from an '88 -'89 CR250. Pretty much a bolt-on and gives you a front disc along with much better suspension. These can be bought used for a couple hundred dollars.
Just my $ .02
random-strike said:still getting all the water out of the oil/oil passeges...
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Congrats on getting it running. :cool:
May I suggest that you change the oil several times before you put too much time on the engine. Since there was water in the engine, you may be suprised how much rust will form on your internal parts, even though they have an oil film on them.
Buy a cheap, detergent oil and warm the engine up and then dump the oil. Do this several times. Your engine shares the engine oil with the gearbox. If there is any rust in the oil, it will be pumped through the entire engine.
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