so now im here, i bought a new racing carburator for my 80 cc it came with a new throttle cable and 5 jets 60-80 i started with the 80 and ended up on the 60 jet it was fine... it was the one that made her go fast well after about ten min of riding at almost top speed i hear a knocking sound. it will stay running but i have not tested it to see if it will engage and actually ride im worried i blew my engine but my research has me to believe i have a piston problem should i buy a new one?
Engine Trouble horrible knocking sound
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my god man, take it apart and see what is wrong.
possibilities:
1) you have too high compression and too lean a jet and you are causing pre-ignition
2) the top connecting rod bearing has gone bad
3) you have a new high compression head and the piston starts hitting it after it and the rod expand enough from heat
4) you have a long spark plug and the piston starts hitting it after getting hot
possibilities:
1) you have too high compression and too lean a jet and you are causing pre-ignition
2) the top connecting rod bearing has gone bad
3) you have a new high compression head and the piston starts hitting it after it and the rod expand enough from heat
4) you have a long spark plug and the piston starts hitting it after getting hot
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Agree with the above, take the cylinder head off and inspect the piston for any marking. That would be a good start to identify any problems, in no case run it any more until you have done an inspection.
butre
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could be just overheating, a #60 is way lean. step it up one jet size after it cools down and test it.
these engines often need to be a little rich for cooling purposes
these engines often need to be a little rich for cooling purposes
thanks jaguar for the reply and to the other guys... update: ive taken the top end off there is no damage to the piston or the cylinder head. one thing i have noticed is that the piston does have a lot of play going side to side i am not sure if its supposed to slide side to side like it does maybe i need to take the piston off and examin it? also my spark plug has always been fine with the engine never had a prob with it hitting could the b=new jet have caused this to happen? im going to start with jaguars post of #1-3 sgtarting with #1 and hope for the best!
butre
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all the pistons have massive side to side play. I'm still betting on overheating due to lean fuel/air mix
butre
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it's not ruined unless there's a hole in it or big scores down the sides.
Fabian
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How hard did you rev the engine when going fast?
How hot did the engine get?
What oil/fuel ratio were you using?
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