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so a heap of gunk is floating through youe engine and that why its not cranking????

looks like it dude.

Have to get it home and rip the top end off so i can see what the hell.

Didnt think to turn the crank when i had the clutch off.

They rang me at work and said the starter clutch was fine.

When i drained the oil there was no metal fillings or anything metal , just very black, dirty water. The internal oil filter was trashed. Didnt even reconise it.
Neville said he had never seen anything like it.

post some pics when ya find it, will be interesting to see thats stopping it

kawasaki250 wrote:post some pics when ya find it, will be interesting to see thats stopping it

oh i will be!!!

little things that stuff you around are farked

Ummm Dave the cam chain is a dark colour to start

robracer wrote:Ummm Dave the cam chain is a dark colour to start

but doesnt have grimmy gunk, and shit all over it.

grimmy gunk is not good.....neither is having dark shit in the engine.....in fact with dark shit a dr's advice should be sought.......don't even want to contemplate how the PO got it in there........

waynemorgan wrote:grimmy gunk is not good.....neither is having dark shit in the engine.....in fact with dark shit a dr's advice should be sought.......don't even want to contemplate how the PO got it in there........

with the internal oil filter melting some of it went up inside the engine, the oil was like water. looks like it hasnt been changed in along time.
Couldnt be coz its a insurance job since the accident was in jan/feb. Just think the previous owner was a idiot and didnt know how to change the oil and some plugs.


it will be home tomorrow and ill start straight away.

need a work bench so getting rid of one of the computer desks in the shed enough space to have it all over.

problem is last time i did this was 13 years ago with my brother. stripping engines and cleaning them is something i didnt think i would be doing to this thing but oh well shit happens huh. thats what you get for buying a cheaper bike. Just gives me something to do on the down time.

Will have some pics up tomorrow.

Good luck man.. Hope all goes well..

snorky wrote:Good luck man.. Hope all goes well..

thanks dude, how is the young fellows bike going? all fixed

here i a couple of quick pics of what was once a oil filter:





Ok engine is going back to Kelens this Saturday to be stripped and cleaned.
So hopefully in a bike ill have her back.