smahala1286
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- Sep 9, 2004
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No piston ring!!
I bought a 96 kx125 knowing that it needed engine work, i bought it thinking it needed a full rebuild. The guy i bought it from said he just ran it too hard one day and it died on him. Today i decided to take a look at the plug and take the head off of the cylinder. The plug looked like the engine had been running a little rich. And when i took the head off the top of the cylinder the piston looked good with the normal carbon build up. I looked in the exhaust port to look at the cylinder and the side of the piston and the piston doesnt have a ring on it. Could the ring have gotten into the bottom end or would it go out the exhaust? When i kick the engine over is has a decient amount of resistance at BDC. After reaching TDC the piston wobbles on the down stroke. Just wanted to see what you guys think, i dont want to take the cylinder off until i get the repair manual.
I bought a 96 kx125 knowing that it needed engine work, i bought it thinking it needed a full rebuild. The guy i bought it from said he just ran it too hard one day and it died on him. Today i decided to take a look at the plug and take the head off of the cylinder. The plug looked like the engine had been running a little rich. And when i took the head off the top of the cylinder the piston looked good with the normal carbon build up. I looked in the exhaust port to look at the cylinder and the side of the piston and the piston doesnt have a ring on it. Could the ring have gotten into the bottom end or would it go out the exhaust? When i kick the engine over is has a decient amount of resistance at BDC. After reaching TDC the piston wobbles on the down stroke. Just wanted to see what you guys think, i dont want to take the cylinder off until i get the repair manual.
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