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Message started by demin on 08/25/07 at 18:53:49

Title: newb
Post by demin on 08/25/07 at 18:53:49

Man I'm glad I found this site.I have alot of noise coming out of the engine.I,ve adjusted valves the whole nine yards.16,000 miles on it I think I will check the tensioner.Thanx you are life savers maybe literally. ;D

Title: Re: newb
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/26/07 at 03:56:41

Yea, check that cam chain out. I hope the tensioner is still together.

Title: Re: newb
Post by demin on 08/26/07 at 09:08:36

Hope so.It still runs strong so I think I caught it in time. WHEW :o

Title: Re: newb
Post by YonuhAdisi on 08/26/07 at 13:19:52

Check out my "Oops" thread.

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=RubberSideDown;action=display;num=1185739233

Title: Re: newb
Post by demin on 08/26/07 at 14:01:54

I did NOT pretty :o

Title: Re: newb
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/26/07 at 22:30:02

If it was mine it wouldnt get started again till I had that side cover off. It can go from "Regualr scheduled maintenance" to "Expensive & troublesome repair" in a matter of a couple of engine revolutions, no more warnings, just a different noise, instead of rumbling & rattling, ya get a big Krunkkckt when the spring of the tensioner falls into the gears. A few have gotten away with allowing the tensioner to seperate & the spring didnt wreck anything, but, the others? Not so good..

Title: Re: newb
Post by T-Mack1 on 08/27/07 at 06:10:48

Agreed.......it would be better to check before riding again. The cost of oil and gasket (or just gasket sealer) is a lot less than a big rebuild.

At 16K miles, could be the cam chain, or could something simple like loose head bolts.

Check..... I bought mine as a handy-man special....with 10460 miles.

here's why

http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/photos/100_1951.JPG

see bigger picture at: http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/photos/100_1951.JPG

Title: Re: newb
Post by demin on 08/27/07 at 13:52:34

Yeah she's parked next to the Harley project til it's fixed.I think I'm going to buy a tensioner from verslagen and do a whole topend :(.I just got the 87 on the road last night so I'll start riding it. ;)

Title: Re: newb
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/29/07 at 03:49:04

T Mack, I see the results, but wha Happunt>??

Title: Re: newb
Post by T-Mack1 on 08/29/07 at 07:50:40

justin_o_guy2,

Quote:

but wha Happunt>??

The PO (a person that drives only, not mechanically inclined) was driving down the interstate in Erie, PA in the evening (11PM'ish) in the fall and it just lost power. Like out of gas. He "said" he switched to reserve and it came back for couple of seconds & then same. It did not sieze.

In the rebuild we found: ok Cam chain (replaced anyway), ok oil pump. Engine was apart when I picked up but in nooks & crannies the oil was fairly dark. The damage was to the back /rear of the cylinder (intake side)

My machinst buddy said after he cleaned the aluminum that had melted to cylinder wall but before he removed the grooves in the wall, the bore measured just under the factory stock spec. Piston was unmeasureable so we don't know if the factory had picked a small piston too (some manufacturer's match cylinder to piston).

Our assumption is that with a stock 2001 "Lean" bike , a tight piston and oil that was getting too old, the piston "Grew" from the heat. But, machinist said the engine should have been knocking pretty loud. I wonder how "non-mechanically inclined" a person has to be to not here the noise........