This Could Be The End!

[wilkin250r]

Might be seeing a bit more of me.  Weather is getting nicer, my schedule is opening up, gonna be dusting off the sport quads soon.  Last couple years I didn't ride them much, too busy, just some trail riding with the utility.  But I think I need to get back to my roots, and wrenching and riding always makes me come in here.

They've been neglected a little.  One needs a new carb (but I'm not sure which size I'm gonna run), I need to find a custom axis rear shock, and I need to find a way to get croat1 to part with his graphics kit...

[Hawaiiysr]

Best wait till he dies.

[F-Red]

how many times was it starved out of fuel do to your float level being to low? the post in the carb section with pics the floats were way off.

Bingo! The float level was way too low. Made the proper adjustment and she's running fine now.

Thanks for all the advice and concerns. You guys are surely the best. :encouragement:

[C-Leigh Racing]

So you've had another melt down since the last time Fred ?.
What did you do this time, acid the bore to remove the aluminum or fit a new piston.
Neil

[klotzkid1992]

I wouldn't jump to conclusions calling it a POS. Ive sent 2 cylinders back to Eddie. There maching department is or was mediocre (no offense just the facts). I checked a bore before instalment and it had over .011" taper in it,(Honda service manual spec is under .001") .011" taper is HUGE in ANY bore especially an engine cylinder. Also there was perosity in the bore.It was a painstaking process to even get ahold of esr. We were down for over 6 weeks.They do not care about the customer. Any motor, especially a high performance engine like this one, will not run right with sloppy machining. ESR offers the engine builder package because they got so much complaints about there machining and porting.

 As stated there are NO port chamfers in that motor. You wants the rings to slide smoothly past the ports Not "click" when they drag past a sharp edge like that. I give ESR credit for admiting their flaws & offering the engine builder package. I know they just got a makino horizontal with new tooling. Hopefully this will improve their machining department. Glad your R is working out for you now.

[F-Red]

So you've had another melt down since the last time Fred ?.
What did you do this time, acid the bore to remove the aluminum or fit a new piston.
Neil

Hey Neil. Just the first piston, since you ported the cylinder. I had it bored and adjusted the float level. She's good now.

[C-Leigh Racing]

Hey Neil. Just the first piston, since you ported the cylinder. I had it bored and adjusted the float level. She's good now.

Thank goodness, was getting kinda worried looking at that pic. I know the coolant area, was opened up more so cooling shouldnt have reared its head up. Those ports dont look chamfered enough, but I know they are cause my hands touched them. That pic just not showing it clearly.

I know what your saying about the boring Klotz, lot of bore shops just will not take the time to do a 2 stroke cylinder right. I use auto shops for quite a few years for my boring, until one cost me two championships one season. Got in a hurry, on two bores in the middle of the week before a race & didnt check behind them. One bit me in the butt in practice & the other in a heat race. Both jugs once I pulled them down, measured 0.004 at top & bottom & right in the middle under the ports measured 0.002
Bore man I have now, he only does 2 stroke cylinders, takes pride in his work & he does not have an option for doing a sloppy job, cause his base work is 2 stroke air craft engines. You do a messed up job with one of those & your work can take a life real quick, so I trust him on every one I send him.
No more auto shops for me, not cylinder boring.
Neil