Break in new cylinder
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@irongamer727 By the time you notice any change in temperature, the damage is going to already be done.
Just ensure that the oil pump is bled and pumping oil. Since it is not a closed system, I dont' bother bleeding it, I just add oil into the petrol and run through a tank rich on oil
wrote on 17 Jan 2018, 17:59 last edited by@calum I have not messed with the hoses to I should be good. Wounder if I should turn up the pump just ever so slightly.
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@calum I have not messed with the hoses to I should be good. Wounder if I should turn up the pump just ever so slightly.
wrote on 17 Jan 2018, 18:51 last edited by@irongamer727 I did on the stock barrel just cause.
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@calum yeah I did the same if you want I can link you Calum’s video so you can run the same settings as us two?
wrote on 17 Jan 2018, 22:25 last edited by@Irongamer727 https://youtu.be/WwFUzgr2xnA there it helped me a lot
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@Irongamer727 https://youtu.be/WwFUzgr2xnA there it helped me a lot
wrote on 17 Jan 2018, 22:29 last edited by declan@Irongamer727 and don’t worry about Fouling plugs if you add oil to the tank as well as autolube I was running 165ml of oil to 5ltr of fuel aswell as enriched auto lube for months with no issue I was a bit paranoid I don’t recommend doing it though
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@Irongamer727 and don’t worry about Fouling plugs if you add oil to the tank as well as autolube I was running 165ml of oil to 5ltr of fuel aswell as enriched auto lube for months with no issue I was a bit paranoid I don’t recommend doing it though
wrote on 18 Jan 2018, 06:54 last edited by@declan haha was that during your break in?
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@declan haha was that during your break in?
wrote on 18 Jan 2018, 16:17 last edited by@irongamer727 I never recorded hours or miles so yeah and also after break in @Calum made me stop lol
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wrote on 28 Jan 2018, 14:41 last edited by
O my god what a relief! Athena is up and running! Jesus Christ I have never ever been so afraid of something going wrong. Hopefully the worst part is over. Still afraid a circlip will come loose and mess EVERYTHING up. But, I've done my best, bring on the summer
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O my god what a relief! Athena is up and running! Jesus Christ I have never ever been so afraid of something going wrong. Hopefully the worst part is over. Still afraid a circlip will come loose and mess EVERYTHING up. But, I've done my best, bring on the summer
wrote on 28 Jan 2018, 14:45 last edited by@irongamer727 nice one bud.
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wrote on 28 Jan 2018, 18:05 last edited by
Hopefully you will keep us updated with how you like it, as you clock some miles on her
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Hopefully you will keep us updated with how you like it, as you clock some miles on her
wrote on 28 Jan 2018, 18:35 last edited by@jens-eskildsen sure will
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wrote on 3 Feb 2018, 14:08 last edited by
I'm getting more acquainted with the brake in procedures. I've always thought you couldn't be too careful running an engine in. Obviously I was wrong. The fact that idling can glaze the bore scares me! I mean you need a good 20 minutes to bled the cooling system of air.
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wrote on 3 Feb 2018, 15:24 last edited by
I always thought it was giving it too much chst before thr rings have bedded in causes glazing.
Either way, get it runing and put some miles intonit before hammeringnit. That's my advice. Two strokes don't last forever so it's a moot point if it lasts +-1k miles. The main thing is getting that fueling spot on.
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I always thought it was giving it too much chst before thr rings have bedded in causes glazing.
Either way, get it runing and put some miles intonit before hammeringnit. That's my advice. Two strokes don't last forever so it's a moot point if it lasts +-1k miles. The main thing is getting that fueling spot on.
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wrote on 5 Feb 2018, 00:40 last edited by
You should warm the engine thoroughly to make sure thermostat opens and gives full flow to water passages, otherwise pockets of air could remain
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wrote on 5 Feb 2018, 06:00 last edited by
@declan after 20 minutes there were still air left. But at that point I felt satisfied.
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wrote on 5 Feb 2018, 09:29 last edited by
I don't think I've really actively bled the coolant system on any of my builds. Fire her up rad cap off, just top it up. Quick blip round the block top her up jobs a goodun
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I don't think I've really actively bled the coolant system on any of my builds. Fire her up rad cap off, just top it up. Quick blip round the block top her up jobs a goodun
wrote on 5 Feb 2018, 10:02 last edited by@calum works for some
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I don't think I've really actively bled the coolant system on any of my builds. Fire her up rad cap off, just top it up. Quick blip round the block top her up jobs a goodun
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@calum well I took my cap off started the bike and after a little bit the coolant expanded and started overflowing so it only took me a few seconds maybe 30s tops
wrote on 5 Feb 2018, 14:25 last edited by@declan ideally you want to warm it up to operating temperature with cap off. That way you know there won't be excessive amounts of air once you're out riding. My radiator started pissing out coolant through the overflow hose due to improper bleeding.