RGV250 rebuild?

[Asher]

Not all bad news; only the right cylinder seized, the left looks fine.









The head is fine so the only thing i will need to replace is the piston and cylinder and i will pick up some jets and gaskets while im at it.

[imdying]

Ok, let us know if we can be of assistance.

[Fast Eddie]

are you buying a new cyl or replating that one?

if ur buying a new one id be keen to take the fucked one off ur hands for dirt cheap

could use em in a little night time project.

u got any old cyls lying around imdying?

[imdying]

I do! I need to have another gander at them, maybe hit them with some HCL; if they're any good I'll give em to Asher (he'd need a pair though, they're VJ22 cylinders). I seem to remember they're not happy though. Being standard bore they're not much good to me, I figure if I get another RGV or RS, and it has a standard bore, I'll just plate the ones that come with it. Although TBH I'm more keen on an MC18.

[Asher]

I still have the cylinders off the race bike I brought so was going to use one of them and buy another vertex piston or unless someone wants to buy a single ring vertex b piston for their rg150 and I buy some oem pistons

[Neal]

Try some pool acid and a ear bud to clean off the ally from the cylinder .

[Asher]

Im going to do a order off the tuning works this week so if anyone wants some stuff but doesnt want to pay full shipping hollah at me bro

[Asher]

Just went to order the parts i needed and i see the suzuki 1.4mm base gaskets are around $150 for a set. Anyone know of any cheaper, much cheaper alternatives?

Can i stack paper ones?

[SVboy]

Perhaps reread the adventures of your own thread re your "success" in regard to cost cutting and taking shortcuts.

[Drew]

I make my own base gaskets, but I tend to agree with SVboy. Get someone who knows what they're doing to help, or get everything from the shop.

[Asher]

Well the standard oem gaskets are only £11.50 each which i could deal with but the 1.4mm ones are £82.66, i dont care what you say im not going to pay that much for them.

What im wondering is can i put a .4mm on top of a 1mm gasket, or will it just end up leaking?

[Drew]

It'll leak if you do that.

Go to super cheap, and buy some 1.4mm gasket paper. Be about ten bucks.

Perfect surfaces are KEY to no leaks. Gasket sealant should be applied so thin you can barely see it.

[Neal]

Just remember to double check your squish cos thick paper will crush and give a tighter squish .

[Asher]

Any carb gurus out there know what i need to get to improve the jetting?

This is what i have:




The jet needle sir-clip is also in the middle (3rd ring).

[bogan]

Carbs look fine to me, but its the plugs you need to look at to figure out jetting improvements.