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I have a 2002 Blaster that is stock. I bought it used and it needed a bit of work. I replaced the piston and rings, rebuilt the carburetor with a rebuild kit from the local yamaha dealer and cleaned the filter. It has the original TORS intact and I tested it (following instructions from online...

Final update Well all, I put her all back together today. Rebuilt carb, new piston and rings, new wrist pin and bearing, new gaskets; She fired up on the first kick! Thanks for all the advice, she runs like new.

Another update: Well I removed the head and cylinder. Found a piston that has a nice swatch of aluminum melted from it to the exhaust side of the cylinder. The piston and rings are fused together and will need replaced. I am gonna try to hone the cylinder and see if I can get that small bit of...

Yes, throttle wide open and kicked until needle stopped. That is what I am thinking is that the rings and/or piston are shot. Gonna have to get in there I guess and check it out. Any idea where I can get a good leak-down tester?

Should I do a leak test or something on that cylinder? Anyone know how?

Well folks I have an update: I did a compression test on the cylinder and noted that I could only get about 30 PSI out of it. When I squirted a little oil down the cylinder the compression rose to about 60 PSI. So I am guessing that the cylinder and/or rings are a problem. I am not sure how that...

OOPS! You guys are fast. Got the explanation on the screw. Will check the reeds tomorrow. What do I look for?

Thanks again! I am putting the bugger up for the night and gonna start fresh tomorrow. I will start with bleeding the oil pump and checking that screw. Question: If I disable the TORS, does the screw deactivate or do I have to mess with that thing no matter what I do with the TORS? Otherwise, I...

What's a blockoff? Is that just bypassing the mixing so I would do it manually? I will look at bleeding the lines but the cylinder is still coming up dry. What else would stop fuel from entering the reeds? What about that throttle control mess that sits on top of the carburetor (that the TORS...

awk08, Thanks for the advice. I actually pulled it apart again and did just that. Everything was double checked and clean. I also checked the float height and it is set at 21mm. I had a thought though...since this is a 2 cycle with an intermixer, where is the fuel and oil mixed? Is it done in...

Thanks for your responses everyone. Here is where I am at: I took the carburetor back off and went through it to be sure that there was nothing else clogging one of the jets. In the process I found some sand particles in the starter jet port. Also, I removed the main nozzle from the carburetor...

Hello all. I am new to quads and bought a used 2002 yamaha blaster. It is stock as far as I can tell. I bought it in a package deal with a honda which was what I was really after and that one runs perfect. However, the blaster has a LOT of wear. Anyway we took the quads to the dunes and my son...