need help withn speed

Jamie_Miles · Post by **Jamie_Miles** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 6:00 am

Be careful, if any gas gets on the Duct Tape it will turn into a gooey mess and be hard to get off your hands.

Post by **noiseguy** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 4:24 pm

zoom wrote:ok ill try that with the duct tape. when i decarbonized the piston the piston was a little loose i dont no if its normal or not but its not bad but just enough to notice.. and yes the air screw mixture is set right. also will it crank with low compresion and if it is the compression what will i have to do.

Your piston should not be "loose." If it is, check compression. You need a new set if rings and possibly a new piston if so, as well as a hone or bore job on the cylinder. Compression should be above 100 PSI.

zoom · Post by **zoom** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 4:56 pm

ok im pretty shure its the compression but i dont feel like puttin the money into it . but do yall no how much it would cost for a piston rings and a honed cylender.. and i was thinkin bout seelin how much could i get..

vette76 · Post by **vette76** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 5:19 pm

if its in nice shape you could sell it for around 200. rings will probably cost around 20/25 dollars. dont know how much to hone.

zoom · Post by **zoom** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 6:02 pm

how much would the piston be??

vette76 · Post by **vette76** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 7:16 pm

i heard like 35-40 dollars.not bad.

zoom · Post by **zoom** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 7:23 pm

ok do you no where i could get that stuff.

vette76 · Post by **vette76** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 9:48 pm

no idea. your local motorcycle dealership or whatever would be able to get it. or mabe even an auto parts place.im not familiar with where you live so i cant really help. try ebay.

zoom · Post by **zoom** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 10:46 pm

well i found the problem ( i think) . i took the head off and found that the exhauast port was clogged up baddly( maybe had an 8th of inch or less). so i declogged tht but when i was tryint o put the head back on i broke the rings. so im gonna half to order that and i guess ill get a head gasket with it. bt how do u get the head on with the rings on i just couldnt do it?

vette76 · Post by **vette76** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:26 am

vrey carefully, they sell a tool that does this.

Post by **noiseguy** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 9:13 am

I think you mean that you're trying to put on the jug over the piston. You can use a large radiator hose clamp (with lots of lube oil) to do this. It does need to be done carefully. The actual tool is called a ring compresser, but you'd need a small-engine one.

Shane4188 · Post by **Shane4188** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 9:56 am

You can do it with your hands very carefully.

zoom · Post by **zoom** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:50 pm

so what i need to do is get a ring compressor to put the rings on the piston . then how do i put the jugg over the pistonb just se alot of lube ?

vette76 · Post by **vette76** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 8:30 am

no, the ring compresser compresses the rings so the piston fits in the cylender. u still need to put the rings on the piston yourself.

Post by **noiseguy** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 9:22 am

You may need a ring spreader to put on the rings. The danger is either a) breaking the ring b) scratching up the piston. The installer spreads the rings, the compresser squishes them to fit into the jug.

The manual shows the rings being removed by hand, but not the installation. What exactly went wrong last time?