Planning an Epic Adventure - Will trade beer for use of couches

**Mystic13** · 3rd August 2009, 22:19

Originally Posted by motorbyclist

anyone got pro-tips on cleaning a crankcase of spattered aluminium without splitting the case?

You could

- use a magnet

- trust the filter will do it's job and do nothing

- or just blindly assume there is no aluminium in there.

- tip some diluted oil in and swirl it around a few times then take your finger out of the drain hole.

Failing that I have no idea.

No information is completely useless. At least it can serve as a pitiful example.

And no, I have no idea what the magnet would do but you'd feel like you're doing something and it would look impressive to bystanders.

**motorbyclist** · 3rd August 2009, 22:26

Originally Posted by Mystic13

You could

- use a magnet on aluminium?

- trust the filter will do it's job and do nothing what filter? two stroke!

- or just blindly assume there is no aluminium in there. tempting....

- tip some diluted oil in and swirl it around a few times then take your finger out of the drain hole. again, no hole, tis a two stroke

Failing that I have no idea. to be fair, nor do I. maybe if I pour in some acid to react with the aluminium....

No information is completely useless. At least it can serve as a pitiful example.

And no, I have no idea what the magnet would do but you'd feel like you're doing something and it would look impressive to bystanders. very true

any other suggestions? i don't have compressed air so cant just blow and hope for the best....

**Mystic13** · 3rd August 2009, 22:30

Originally Posted by motorbyclist

any other suggestions? i don't have compressed air so cant just blow and hope for the best....

They were all intended to be completely useless suggestions and I think i did well.

Can anyone else think of anymore plausible but completely useless suggestions to help motorbyclist narrow down the list of what is achievable.

**Squiggles** · 3rd August 2009, 22:35

split cases and rebuild the bottom end at the same time woot

**1ubee** · 3rd August 2009, 23:17

You could use small hose with vacuum cleaner if small splatter. or blue tac on stick and poke in to remove most of splatter, Reminds me of earlier days (fs50 wrong size plug and full tit down road at taupo sudden loses of power no top on piston but still had rings crown gone)

**motorbyclist** · 4th August 2009, 01:33

Originally Posted by Squiggles

split cases and rebuild the bottom end at the same time woot

doesn't need it

can't afford it

cbf

**motorbyclist** · 4th August 2009, 02:25

gah!

hornet is proving more difficult than orginally anticipated

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...post1129338029

**nsrpaul** · 4th August 2009, 16:47

Originally Posted by motorbyclist

anyone got pro-tips on cleaning a crankcase of spattered aluminium without splitting the case?

flush it out with petrol or kero

**Squiggles** · 4th August 2009, 17:34

Originally Posted by motorbyclist

doesn't need it

can't afford it

cbf

Pistons are the first to go if wikipedia is to be believed

turn it upside down and flush, it might give you piece of mind

**motorbyclist** · 4th August 2009, 17:58

Originally Posted by nsrpaul

flush it out with petrol or kero

Originally Posted by Squiggles

turn it upside down and flush, it might give you piece of mind

but i dont wanna drop the motor out

Originally Posted by Squiggles

Pistons are the first to go if wikipedia is to be believed

not like that, surely!

just measured her up and the piston was stock size, so it might even be the original stock piston! (or never been rebored.... or gotten so bad it's been resleeved....:dry: yeah i'll go with stock piston

)

carr engine services reckons $80 will see her right - bore it out as far as needed to cover the damage, buy piston to match new oversize, then hone to match piston