Blew my third engine a while back and am getting rid of the bike. Pictures to follow, please email me and let me know what you'd like.
Re: Freshly assembled XJ550 motor blows up, help w/post mort Really? This seems hard for me to believe as the old motor had 60k plus miles on...
Good idea. I will perform this test when I finally do get a chance to pull the cylinders off the pistons. Btw, where should I position the...
I was present and helped when the piston and rings were inserted into the cylinders. I actually set the initial ring orientation myself, so I...
Re: Freshly assembled XJ550 motor blows up, help w/post mort Thanks for the links and suggestions. I'm going to pull the cylinders off today,...
Bummer. For some reason cliffs and bodies of water come into mind during episodes like these. If I lived in Hawaii I might also consider hurling...
I've got the Clymer M387 manual as well as a 3-ring binder w/printouts of the manual on an XJ-cdrom from 7-8 years ago. I was thinking the...
But wait, I thought I was SPECIAL. :mrgreen:
Yes, pistons and rings are very hard to find, and if you do, they are big $$.
Re: Freshly assembled XJ550 motor blows up, help w/post mort Good point. maybe it snuck through the gap created when the cylinder sleeve got...
I agree, but getting any money out of this person would be next to impossible and certainly not worth the aggravation and effort from my...
Thanks, it was pretty hard to accept at first, but I'm dealing. Hey, it's only money right? and time, and energy, and.... That's what the...
Yeah, I'm going to see if I can find another set of cylinders and matching pistons in good shape from the same junkyard. They have about a dozen...
That's what I think but he refuses to own up to it. This incident was the last straw. Suffice to say he's no longer my friend. Told him to...
definitely magnetic bits of metal and based on the shape I'm pretty sure it's piston ring material. Have not pulled the cylinder off the pistons...
Re: Freshly assembled XJ550 motor blows up, need help w/post mor He did. That's why I think he needs to own up to destroying my engine.
Re: Freshly assembled XJ550 motor blows up, need help w/post Thanks for your feedback. I am in the Phoenix area, quite a haul from Ventura...
I recently replaced the tired leaky 60K+ engine in my Seca with one I got from a local junkyard that had approx 10K on it. My cylinder head was...
Wanted to bump this thread and see if there is still interest in a rally. I'd definitely attend.
Does Chacal have a phone number or a web site? I dug up a Chacal username on the forums along with an email address, but that's it.
Anyone have a recommendation on where to purchase a new set of rings affordably? Nothing turns up on ebay search for "xj550 piston rings". I...
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Mesa Arizona here, hit me up if you'd like to go for a day ride. -- Seth 82 XJ550R Seca.
