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- Oct 5, 2006
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Some of you may remember that I attempted a total rebuild of my 2002 650, and today was the big day, the day of the first test ride!! I have never had a more stressfull ride than now, before I did this rebuild and learnt a huge amount about how an engine worked, I just cruised around, molesting the engine and not caring at all, untill the engine usually blew up (once did about 5000km on a 97 Husky without an oil change 
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But now all I can think about is tappet locknuts coming off and getting jammed inbetween the cam chain, or the main bearing going because I could of measured the axial play wrong, an oil channel plugged because I uses to much liquid seal,... there's a million things I am thinking about!
But much to my surprise the engine didn't blow up after a couple of miles, done about 40km now and no problem at all with the engine, changed the oil after 20 miles and there was a lot of little metal pieces and pieces of liquid seal, but I've been told this is normal after a rebuild. There's no funny sounds coming from the engine, all seems to be working perfectly!!
Only problem was after 40km I crashed in the middle of traffic, the starter motor bolts had vibrated loose, letting the starter move a bit backward, so creating an oilleak, oil spilled on my back tyre and there i went, a classic lowsider, luckily no damage done, only my ego was hurt
Thanks again to everyone who helped me and answered my questions during my rebuild!
)But now all I can think about is tappet locknuts coming off and getting jammed inbetween the cam chain, or the main bearing going because I could of measured the axial play wrong, an oil channel plugged because I uses to much liquid seal,... there's a million things I am thinking about!
But much to my surprise the engine didn't blow up after a couple of miles, done about 40km now and no problem at all with the engine, changed the oil after 20 miles and there was a lot of little metal pieces and pieces of liquid seal, but I've been told this is normal after a rebuild. There's no funny sounds coming from the engine, all seems to be working perfectly!!
Only problem was after 40km I crashed in the middle of traffic, the starter motor bolts had vibrated loose, letting the starter move a bit backward, so creating an oilleak, oil spilled on my back tyre and there i went, a classic lowsider, luckily no damage done, only my ego was hurt
Thanks again to everyone who helped me and answered my questions during my rebuild!
