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kamikazi_kostka
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This also applies to the Technical Help Section I know, but I need to know if anyone else has seized their engine, and if so how.
Ok, here is my story.
I got the kit last June. My neighbor and I installed it on one bike (a Schwinn ladies collegiate, which was sh*t)...
Anyways, It was never done right, the exhaust pipe wasn't sealed properly, and my neighbor did the majority of the work when I wasn't there, so I didn't know how to do alot. I got so frustrated by the bike, that I switched it onto a Men's Schwinn High Sierra (which it is on currently).
I have been working on it inside, since it is like 10 degrees outside. I live in central wisconsin. Today, I finished installing it fully, and I decided to take it for a test ride. I got it to start (but I put in my old gas/oil mix from this summer), but then, my heavy duty (motored) chain derailed from the sprocket, and my bike locked up (going about 10 mph). I had driven about 1/2 of a block (about 250 feet). I was not 100% sure that I had oil in the mixture, but I poured it out, and it was not clear, it was yellowish, and I used a synthetic oil, so my mom and I figured that it indeed had oil in it. I am just curious, because I had to carry the bike back home, and when I took the chain out of the spokes, ect. The clutch lever does nothing. Even if I manually push it in, the front sprocket will not spin. Does that mean that my cable just might be messed? Or does that mean my piston is frozen?
Any suggestions as to how to solve this problem, or steps I can take to better diagnose this problem would be greatly appreciated, because it doesn't make sence to me as to how the engine could have seized after only being on about 100 feet.
Thanks,
Chris
Ok, here is my story.
I got the kit last June. My neighbor and I installed it on one bike (a Schwinn ladies collegiate, which was sh*t)...
Anyways, It was never done right, the exhaust pipe wasn't sealed properly, and my neighbor did the majority of the work when I wasn't there, so I didn't know how to do alot. I got so frustrated by the bike, that I switched it onto a Men's Schwinn High Sierra (which it is on currently).
I have been working on it inside, since it is like 10 degrees outside. I live in central wisconsin. Today, I finished installing it fully, and I decided to take it for a test ride. I got it to start (but I put in my old gas/oil mix from this summer), but then, my heavy duty (motored) chain derailed from the sprocket, and my bike locked up (going about 10 mph). I had driven about 1/2 of a block (about 250 feet). I was not 100% sure that I had oil in the mixture, but I poured it out, and it was not clear, it was yellowish, and I used a synthetic oil, so my mom and I figured that it indeed had oil in it. I am just curious, because I had to carry the bike back home, and when I took the chain out of the spokes, ect. The clutch lever does nothing. Even if I manually push it in, the front sprocket will not spin. Does that mean that my cable just might be messed? Or does that mean my piston is frozen?
Any suggestions as to how to solve this problem, or steps I can take to better diagnose this problem would be greatly appreciated, because it doesn't make sence to me as to how the engine could have seized after only being on about 100 feet.
Thanks,
Chris