bansheejoel Posted March 8, 2008 Report Posted March 8, 2008 well i got the banshee top end off tonight to find out it is on stock bore (its a 1996!!!) with 110 compression, no blowby, and the pistons and head look like new, with VERY minimal carbon buildup. Now i was wondering how would i know if i was leaking coolant into the cylinders? im thinking due to the pistons and head looking so clean that the coolant is washing off the carbon. Ive ran it for maybe 2 hours since i bought it with the radiator staying full of coolant. None of the gaskets seem to have and signs of coolant passing by. And the only way coolant can wash off the carbon is if it leakes into the cylinder by the head gasket right? Quote
zach45 Posted March 8, 2008 Report Posted March 8, 2008 maybe the bike was just running good and jetted right Quote
00tbanshee Posted March 8, 2008 Report Posted March 8, 2008 maybe the bike was just running good and jetted right i agree. why did you tear it down Quote
hyperlite33 Posted March 8, 2008 Report Posted March 8, 2008 I really doubt you have a coolant leak if there are no signs on the gaskets and your piston isn't in pieces. Quote
gumby6t9 Posted March 8, 2008 Report Posted March 8, 2008 I want to know what oil you use! :thumbsup: Quote
bansheejoel Posted March 8, 2008 Author Report Posted March 8, 2008 i tore it down because i planned on getting it ported and head milled and the old owner said the engine was never touched so i thought it would be a good time since there isnt really any riding to be had here in michigan for a while. Ive only ran it a few hours but the old owner ran maxima oil in it. i currently run klotz r50. Ive never torn a 2-stroke apart and saw what i saw tonight. the head looked like it had 20 minutes of run time and hell the pistons looked like they had 5 minutes, the top of the pistons only had a little bit of carbon. But i checked out the piston clearance and it was .22! It did have some piston slap but damn i was supprised the thing ran as well as it did. Quote
sheefreak Posted March 8, 2008 Report Posted March 8, 2008 You would see the exhast side of the piston starting to break up and deteriorate if you had a coolant leak. You may also rattle plugs loose from Detonation as well from the water getting in there and dilluting the air fuel mix. I think you just have a well jetted low hours machine, Quote
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