I've come to a crossroads. I've had a Grubee 66cc engine on the Andian for about 1500 miles (since Christmas) and it started to knock down deep where only the gerbils will go. I tore it apart and the lower rod bearing is toast as well as the piston and cylinder. They can't be honed/reused. I don't think that the piston killed it but it didn't help it out any either.
Anyways, I was contemplating rebuilding the engine and doing some special painting so that it would look more like a motorcycle engine than simply a black powerhouse (silver case, black cyclinder and a black head with polished fins) but, when I added up all the goodies, it pretty much came to the same price that I could buy a complete kit from a friend of mine (we bought three kits at a really good deal a while back.) I'm thinking of buying the kit and keeping the extras for use on another bike later. And, I could rebuild the engine that I've got a little at a time, then use it for that other bike.
I was just surprised that the cost would take as much as it did to rebuild. I was thinking that the rebuild could be a little more "clean" than what was sent over from "shinah" because there were parts floating around inside the engine. That's what got into the piston. I checked and both pins for the rings were still in place and so were the clips that hold the piston pin. Not sure what it was but it surely influenced the piston, cylinder and head.
Don't really have a rant to post and I've pretty much made up my mind but, just thought that I'd post my findings just in case someone else might be considering the same thing. Anyone else run into this?
Anyways, I was contemplating rebuilding the engine and doing some special painting so that it would look more like a motorcycle engine than simply a black powerhouse (silver case, black cyclinder and a black head with polished fins) but, when I added up all the goodies, it pretty much came to the same price that I could buy a complete kit from a friend of mine (we bought three kits at a really good deal a while back.) I'm thinking of buying the kit and keeping the extras for use on another bike later. And, I could rebuild the engine that I've got a little at a time, then use it for that other bike.
I was just surprised that the cost would take as much as it did to rebuild. I was thinking that the rebuild could be a little more "clean" than what was sent over from "shinah" because there were parts floating around inside the engine. That's what got into the piston. I checked and both pins for the rings were still in place and so were the clips that hold the piston pin. Not sure what it was but it surely influenced the piston, cylinder and head.
Don't really have a rant to post and I've pretty much made up my mind but, just thought that I'd post my findings just in case someone else might be considering the same thing. Anyone else run into this?
of mind that comes with knowing every single detail of your engine, below are pics of what my engine was when I started the project and how it has come together so far on the bike.
