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Message started by savagesteve on 10/21/08 at 19:50:19

Title: crappity smacking Bang
Post by savagesteve on 10/21/08 at 19:50:19

I went for a ride last weekend on my savage and ten minutes down the road the engine started to rattle then a big bang.
Ive stripped it down and found a broken valve had gone through the piston, stuffed the head and stuffed the cylinder.

The parts needed to fix it are a cylinder head, cylinder, piston, rings, cam, exhaust rocker, timing chain, gudgeon pin circlips and gaskets which comes to $2700
for an 1986 model that cost $3000 and has a trade in value of $1000, it isnt going to be fixed.

so if theres anyone in australia who wants to buy it for parts, or spend the money to fix the engine, im in brisbane, come and get it.

Title: Re: crappity smacking Bang
Post by Eddy Thomas on 10/21/08 at 19:56:25

Sounds like it took A big DUMP.. have you tried some parts shops over hear in the US ??

Title: Re: crappity smacking Bang
Post by savagesteve on 10/21/08 at 19:59:02

no i havent tryed over there
the prices for parts i got are genuine suzuki ex japan, the only place here that could get the parts.

Title: Re: crappity smacking Bang
Post by Eddy Thomas on 10/21/08 at 20:04:17

Well look at thes shops bikebandit.com and babbitts.commaby they can help?? or get a BIG GUN....

Title: Re: crappity smacking Bang
Post by savagesteve on 10/21/08 at 20:12:44

thanks ill have a look
and ive got the BIG GUN

Title: Re: crappity smacking Bang
Post by verslagen1 on 10/21/08 at 20:18:31

used engine will cost about $400 to $800 us.

and you can sell the bottom end for about $100

Title: Re: crappity smacking Bang
Post by savagesteve on 10/21/08 at 20:35:00

$1500 US for the parts from bikebandit

Title: Re: crappity smacking Bang
Post by Toymaker on 10/22/08 at 02:15:07

At this point, a used engine might be good...but the frieght to OZ is expensive. But if you want, now is the time to go from the 4 speed to the 5 speed...

Cheers

Toymaker

Title: Re: crappity smacking Bang
Post by YonuhAdisi on 10/22/08 at 10:16:59

This is the third fatal valve drop in a few months. 88pagan, Drums1, and now Savagesteve.

You three need to speak with each other and compare notes. Maybe it can be figured out what is causing the valve drops.

Title: Re: crappity smacking Bang
Post by drums1 on 10/25/08 at 10:21:33

Mine was caused by the repair shop putting the oil filter in backwards and the oil pump drive gear on backwards, when the clutch was done. I got it back yesterday. The head is trashed--cam journals are toast. He got a used engine somewhere and fixed it all up at no charge to me. Too bad it took him 3 months.

Title: Re: crappity smacking Bang
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 10/25/08 at 11:36:10

at no cost to me....

Yea, it's rare that an assault victim gets a bill..

Wow, I just looked at that & realized how wrong it is.
IRS,& cops beat people up & then charge them with assault, the entire political system assaults our senses & sanity, then we pay for it all, Banker robbery/bailout, the list goes on.

Sorry you got beat out of a riding season. But, you could just tell yourself that IF the bake had been running, some Idiot would have run over you & you woulda gotten hurt. Rationalize, man, rationalize!
Or is that sour grapes? owell, whatever makes you feel better about it. I hope you get great service outta the bike. So, NOW they know how to do an oil change,, you taking it back there?

Title: Re: crappity smacking Bang
Post by drums1 on 10/25/08 at 11:43:19

I would have rather been riding but, no sour grapes. I'm just glad to get it back in 1 piece. And NO, it will never go there again. Not EVEN for a spark plug.