Alright make a long story short. Last year I picked up a 1997 xc 600 triple cheap, the wife was selling it to get it out of the house (bad divorce?). Anyway, i rode it around maybe 10 miles just cruising on a lake, and than it sat for the summer. Last weekend i put some gas in it, 87octane regular unleaded and took it again for a ride down the lake..i opened it up for maybe a minute, and when i let off the gas it started to ping and sputter. I finished the 100ft ride to my backyard and it stalled.
Findings: Clutch side piston failed from what looks to be detonation (image),
I looked further ahead and it has balanced pro-lite wiseco pistons bored .20mm over. Could poor gas really be the cause? carbs were stripped and cleaned prior to the ride, definitely not a plugged jet.
The fix? bore the failed cylinder the next size up, replace the piston with the next size up, while keeping the same wiseco pro-lite piston? or spend the money for the full 3 piston kit and have all three cylinders done?
i'm a full time student, so money is tight... will the one cylinder be a solid fix? what will be the cons of boring one cylinder vs all three?
Thanks for the advice!
Findings: Clutch side piston failed from what looks to be detonation (image),
I looked further ahead and it has balanced pro-lite wiseco pistons bored .20mm over. Could poor gas really be the cause? carbs were stripped and cleaned prior to the ride, definitely not a plugged jet.
The fix? bore the failed cylinder the next size up, replace the piston with the next size up, while keeping the same wiseco pro-lite piston? or spend the money for the full 3 piston kit and have all three cylinders done?
i'm a full time student, so money is tight... will the one cylinder be a solid fix? what will be the cons of boring one cylinder vs all three?
Thanks for the advice!
