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LEWISDALE Added a reply to rm85 2005 not staring after rebuild

4/15/2012 10:18am
finally got a bit of time to myself and found the cause of the problem, the bike came with a brand new piston kit when i bought it and as it was new i never questioned the quality of it, anyway i stripped the top end down and placed the ring inside the cylinder and held it up to the...

LEWISDALE Started a new thread rm85 2005 not staring after rebuild

4/15/2012 10:18am
hi ive just bought a 2005 rm85, i bought it as a non runner, turned out i had to do a full rebuild,new big ends, crank bearings, piston seals etc, the engine is tip top and im not a novice so i know its right on this side of things,the only one problem with the engine is that the exhaust...
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LEWISDALE Added a reply to rm85 2005 not staring after rebuild

3/28/2012 1:18pm
yes mate i put a FUCKING drill on the flywheel, spins the engine over faster, similar to a bump start, done it many a time before on bikes that are difficult to start, and respectfully i have rebuilt probably around 10 motorcross engines and one superbike engine and am a qualified car mechanic, i come on here for advice, not...

LEWISDALE Added a reply to Stripped bolt

3/27/2012 12:09pm
go and get youreself a tap and die kit and retap a new thread and fit another bolt

LEWISDALE Added a reply to rm85 2005 not staring after rebuild

3/27/2012 11:19am
yep, thats why i stripped the top end back off to check, its facing the exhaust, for some reason i really cant get it out of my head its the flywheel causing the timing to be thrown out because of it being rough, like someones had a pair of grips on it or something

LEWISDALE Added a reply to rm85 2005 not staring after rebuild

3/27/2012 9:57am
well after leaving it for a couple days i went and got a new plug and tried again, even had a drill on the flywheel nut to get her spinning over quickly but still nothing atall, carb has been stripped 4 times now and is spotless, the need is set to the origional height, need to check the float as...

LEWISDALE Added a reply to rm85 2005 not staring after rebuild

3/26/2012 12:17pm
hello thanks for the advice, fuel is definatly getting through, took the exhaust off today and petrol poured out of it, spoken to my local 2 stroke specialist today and he seems to think basically ive flooded it by giving it throttle when im turning it over, he basically said as long as a 2 strokes got compression, fuel and...