Catastrophic piston failure

[Flatcap]

My Bella RV 150 doesn't go any more - can anyone tell me why...?

[Colapop]

Coz you're a fat bastard and it committed suicide?

[Disco Dan]

woops.... :gob:

[Flatcap]

Coz you're a fat bastard and it committed suicide?

I prefer to think of myself as "cuddly"

[Colapop]

"Does my scooter make me look fat?"

...Not any more...

[Buster]

Nice job. Thats gonna be expensive.

[bistard]

im no two stroke expert,you should pm f5dave
looks to me like the marks on the top of the piston is detonation/lean & the side are lack of lubrication/lean mixture

[Flatcap]

im no two stroke expert,you should pm f5dave
looks to me like the marks on the top of the piston is detonation/lean & the side are lack of lubrication/lean mixture

Thanks bistard, but my question was retorical - I know why the scoot doesn't go - the fucking piston exploded....


Now for some go-faster bits.....

[Colapop]

...like a 250 motor?

[Flatcap]

...like a 250 motor?

Now where is the challenge in that...?

Next you will be suggesting 4 stroke or such like

[Colapop]

so by "go faster bits" you really mean "bits that go.."

[Flatcap]

"Bits that go...faster"

[Ixion]

My Bella RV 150 doesn't go any more - can anyone tell me why...?

Your tyre pressures are too low. Sorted.

[MisterD]

Geez those pictures don't do it justice! To interpret the crappy cameraphone piccies for everyone else, what you see mashed between the piston and head is the piston skirt.

[texmo]

Was that a standard motor?

[MisterD]

"Was" being the key word, but yes give or take the sito+

[texmo]

You gonna have words with the supplier?

[vifferman]

My Bella RV 150 doesn't go any more - can anyone tell me why...?
Of course it won't go with its innards exposed like that!
Put them back.

[MisterD]

You gonna have words with the supplier?

Chicken Jalfrezi and two plain nan? It's out of warranty I think!

[texmo]

Chicken Jalfrezi and two plain nan? It's out of warranty I think!

Even so its a standard motor.

[Flatcap]

Even so its a standard motor.

I will have to see when Punjabi gives me the bill.....

[MisterD]

12 Month Warranty, capisch?

[texmo]

12 Month Warranty, capisch?

Standard motor. Motor explodes. Supplier has some responsibility. Even if its just good faith like giving you the parts at a cheep price.

Wouldnt you be kinda make if you brought a new holden and after the warranty runs out the motor explodes? and instead of say $800 your looking at an excess of $8000? Same diffrence.

[MisterD]

Standard motor. Motor explodes. Supplier has some responsibility. Even if its just good faith like giving you the parts at a cheep price.

Wouldnt you be kinda make if you brought a new holden and after the warranty runs out the motor explodes? and instead of say $800 your looking at an excess of $8000? Same diffrence.

That's what warranty means Googie, once it expires, you're on your own. You might have a case if it happened maybe a week afterwards but several months, an aftermarket exhaust and a re-jet of the carb later?

Fairlie might get a bit of sympathy discount from Retroscooter, but LML coughing up? No chance.

[texmo]

I am well awear of what a warranty is and how it works. The motor fucking exploded.

[hurricane_r]

detonation?

[Flatcap]

Can you see the slight imperfection resulting in the failure...


However you will all be happy to know that I am back on the road with a nice Malossi 166 kit, Muzzuchelli full circle crank, T5 carb, and Euro bearings.

Runs like a French soldier under fire.

[Dave Lobster]

Runs like a French soldier under fire.

Backwards?

[Flatcap]

Backwards?

Fast and screaming his head off....

...but I see your point