I picked up a non running Blaster from a buddy of mine that had too many projects. He bought it, kept it for a week or two and sold it to me.
The guy he bought it from had rebuilt the top end at some point, and while riding it, it locked up.
Anyway I got it home and took the top end off to survey the damage. The wrist pin bearing failed and dropped pieces down into the crank. A little chunk of the piston also broke off and went down in there. At that point I knew I had to split the cases so I pulled the engine.
I got the bottom end apart. The crank had a little damage and the rod had a tight spot in it when turning it. The fragments that got down in there got wedged between the case and crank and tore up the left case half.
I ordered a new crank, crank bearings and all bottom end seals. I got a few parts on the way from KOR. I've also bought some case halves from a member here. I've got a new forged Wiseco piston.
I rolled the quad out today to clean the frame up a little bit. I thought about stripping it and painting it, but I'm gonna hold off until I get the engine back together and running good.
Here is how it sits now, pretty much the same-
And lastly a pile of plastic I need to put the heat gun to and polish up a little.
I know this isn't as exciting as some of the other build threads. Truthfully I bought this thing to fix up and resell. I've never ridden a Blaster before so I don't really know what to expect. I'm going to keep it stock for now. If I end up liking it once it's rideable, I may hang on to it and do a few upgrades. The 300ex in the picture belongs to my father in law, but it stays at my house. I've got a good bit of seat time on it and enjoy riding it. Hopefully the Blaster will be fairly equal or better power wise. If so It will keep me happy. I'm about 6'1" 200lbs so the physical size of it is another concern.
We will see how it goes. I figured it start a build thread to document any progress made on this thing. It should be running in a couple weeks.
Thanks for looking,
Joey
The guy he bought it from had rebuilt the top end at some point, and while riding it, it locked up.
Anyway I got it home and took the top end off to survey the damage. The wrist pin bearing failed and dropped pieces down into the crank. A little chunk of the piston also broke off and went down in there. At that point I knew I had to split the cases so I pulled the engine.
I got the bottom end apart. The crank had a little damage and the rod had a tight spot in it when turning it. The fragments that got down in there got wedged between the case and crank and tore up the left case half.
I ordered a new crank, crank bearings and all bottom end seals. I got a few parts on the way from KOR. I've also bought some case halves from a member here. I've got a new forged Wiseco piston.
I rolled the quad out today to clean the frame up a little bit. I thought about stripping it and painting it, but I'm gonna hold off until I get the engine back together and running good.
Here is how it sits now, pretty much the same-
And lastly a pile of plastic I need to put the heat gun to and polish up a little.
I know this isn't as exciting as some of the other build threads. Truthfully I bought this thing to fix up and resell. I've never ridden a Blaster before so I don't really know what to expect. I'm going to keep it stock for now. If I end up liking it once it's rideable, I may hang on to it and do a few upgrades. The 300ex in the picture belongs to my father in law, but it stays at my house. I've got a good bit of seat time on it and enjoy riding it. Hopefully the Blaster will be fairly equal or better power wise. If so It will keep me happy. I'm about 6'1" 200lbs so the physical size of it is another concern.
We will see how it goes. I figured it start a build thread to document any progress made on this thing. It should be running in a couple weeks.
Thanks for looking,
Joey
