yamahaBanshee01

i have like a 98% feeling it is my left piston being jammed up, i just hope it didnt cause any damage.. and i can just re-ring it without having to do any other work.. but if so its kind of a blessing because then ill just get it bored even more. but if i do that.. id just need to get bigger pistons? or a bigger head also? and what about my carn

aight if it is a piston seized in the bore, is it possible it can just seize because a ring came loose? and is snagged in between the bore and piston? like someone said earlier?.. if i pull the clutch basket off and than the crank gear, how am i going to tell if the motor is seized? would i be able to just rotate it by hand or something? and finally, is their a leakdown tester i can purchase, rather than making my own, as it shows on earlier threads..

should i remove the clutch basket first? if so how would i go about that, and when you say if the crank still wont turn.. is that without the crank basket? im sorry for being stupid. im just tryin to learn this all in.. i am a noob. and also when you say if not, the motor seized.. what part would i have to change? if not the whole thing? going to be kinda expense right? i just find all of this mind boggling becuase it always started up.. it was giving me a little problems out of my left exhaust, but i havent drove the bike. it was just being idled in my garage. Thank you in advance, you really are the man!

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Starwriter, heres an update, i got all of the screws off, took the case off, here is a video to show you what it does.. sorry that its sideway.. i had my phone sideways to get a better view. but dont know how to edit it so it views right side up. [/url]">http://

starwriter, i just purchased it at autozone. however im still a little weary of strippin the screws. if i do, its not a problem to tap them out right? i have all brand new screws, and they are all allen head i bought them from rocky mountain

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i wouldnt say i was slamming it, i was just rockin it up and down and it started to come down

hey starwrite, heres an update.. i took off the exhaust. looked inside and it appears that my pistons are fine. my sparkplugs look fine also. i did uncover a new thing though, i went to the kick starter and tried pushing it down with my hand and nothing. but when i rocked it up and down a few times it started to descend down. im praying thats a good sign??

StarWrite, so heres an update, i pulled off the stator cover, and tried to move the flywheel by hand, it does not turn, my next step is going to be opening the other cover and see if i see anything visible. and than take off my exhaust and look at my pistons. and to answer your question earlier, i did not put straight gas in it. but any suggestions on anything i should do before i take over the other cover? drain the transmission fluid?

Hey joey, when you say leaned out, does that mean my piston breaking or what? i keep hearing the term and don't exactly know what that means, is it the cylinder wall thinning out and breaking?

ouch!! that looks like it hurt. lol i will do the order you stated when i get back from work tomorrow. ill keep you posted.. ill take pictures of the pistons and hopefully get an answer.. i remember when i bought this quad a few years back, the kid said it was bored.. i do not remember how much. would it be your best judgement, if one of my pistons are bad, to change both of them? if so, is their any size bore thats pushing the limits? or any specific brand to stay away from? if i end up rebuilding the top end.. i want to make it legit. and when i mean that, i don't mind spending more money on quality to end up getting the most HP i can get out of this shee. it always treated me right and i have a sick love for it that i wouldn't mind giving her a big makeover.

Is it possible the kickstarter can get jammed? Should i try and roll and down shift and see if itll start? Just wanna see my options before taking everything apart. Its just strange cuz it has always started the past couple weeks of me starting it and letting it run. It didnt bog out or nothing.

Even if the bike was only ran for a 30 seconds and bogged out, would cause it to overheat? What would cause it to become "lean"? Im sorry if im annoying you.. I just want to understand why this happened so i can prevent it in the future.

What would cause the piston to seize??

It kicks a little bit, but doesnt go all the way

So i came home, decided to disconnect my TORS, disconnected the parking brake sensor, and started up, my left pipe was starting to backfire and it the bike bogged out. I than just adjusted the idle screw on the side of the carb to stock(tightened it in and backed it out 2 rotations). I went to kick start it and its not even letting me kick it all the way over. Please, please any help or ideas on what i should do or what happened?! Im puzzled

LARRYS SHEE, YOU OBVIOUSLY BEEN AROUND TOO MANY V8'S.. THEIR'S NO X PIPE TO DIFFERENCIATE THE COMPRESSION BETWEEN CYLINDERS.. SO I'D KNOW IF ONE IS PUTTING OUT MORE THAN THE OTHER BY BASICALLY COMPREHENDING THE COMPRESSION OUT OF EACH EXHAUST BY OWN TWO FUCKING HANDS. THANKS FOR THE ATTRIBUTE, -DANNY TOO DIFFER? LMK..

tdod101, how would i perform a leak down test? never had to do one before. thank god.. n2otoofast4u, dont know exactly how much compression.. for i dont have a tool to do so.. =/ anyway to find out otherwise? -Danny

Hey, my banshee is putting out more compression on the right side, the left is still putting out but not as powerful as the right. any ideas? wanted to know if their is anything else i should check before changin the the ring... any help would be great. thank you -Danny

So i went to start my banshee today.. pulled the choke out.. started right up, left it running for a while.. went to go put it in 1st and it died out on me. I tried starting it again and it wouldn't start.. inept kick starting it and then gave up.. the last couple kicks a lil smoke putted out of my pipes.. what do you guys think? do you think my carb is gunked up? should i just get it cleaned or get a new one.. or is it something more involved and fucked up.. thanks in advance if you guys can help me out.

if the resevoir bottle is under the seat than yes i still have it, i traced the tube from there and no liquid is leakin on on runnin on the side of the tube. and the two bolts are small and near the oil drain hole.

So, this morning i started my shee.. everything is fine warms up and everything. once you put it in to gear and start riding. engine coolant start to drip out under my quad. i examine and followed the tube from the coolant tank and don't see it leaking anywhere. i go to the floor and look under my quad and towards the middle the coolant is dripping off of two bolts... no coolant is around or near it and i cannot for the life of me find out where this coolant is coming from. this only happens and leaks after the bike is in motion not when it is still or even started up.. any ideas or help would be much appreciated.. for the weather is getting so nice out and i want to ride again. thank you -Danny

So, this morning i started my shee.. everything is fine warms up and everything. once you put it in to gear and start riding. engine coolant start to drip out under my quad. i examine and followed the tube from the coolant tank and don't see it leaking anywhere. i go to the floor and look under my quad and towards the middle the coolant is dripping off of two bolts... no coolant is around or near it and i cannot for the life of me find out where this coolant is coming from. this only happens and leaks after the bike is in motion not when it is still or even started up.. any ideas or help would be much appreciated.. for the weather is getting so nice out and i want to ride again. thank you -Danny