some good carnage

[Jhabeeb]

i bough a blaster for $250 just for parts well worth over that and decided to see what was wrong with the engine since it didnt run(reason sold cheap) and i saw the piston absolutely shattered so i dug deeper and this is what i found and was wondering how or even if i could fix it?? this is a back up motor so if you can fix it feel free to offer me something for it

 

[Braaaptor]

Wow, BIG hole indeed! Lol, talk to sicivic... He's got lots of practice fixing broken cases and could tell you for sure if its worth trying to fix.

 

[yamaha28]

at first I was like, where is the problem? stupid me

 

[sicivicdude]

Oh heck it's fixable, I've done worse.

That is what happens when a piston skirt explodes, it gets down between the case and crank and breaks the case out.

 

[Jhabeeb]

ha i just sent you a message about this thread ha so how much would it cost to get it fixed do you think roughly

 

[sicivicdude]

The good news is, it's fixable. The bad news is, there isn't a really good way to estimate how much time and effort it might take to weld. I generally say $100 just to make sure people don't get it in their mind that aluminum welding (actually it's the grinding back down that gets me covered in little shards of aluminum that I despise!) is like a $10 affair and get their hopes up.

 

[Jhabeeb]

ya im trying to debate if its worth it or not cuz it is an extra engine so i dont really need it but have almost all the parts for it

 

[Budget_Blaster]

Or you could just get another case be done with it.

 

[sicivicdude]

We're currently in negotiations for release of said engine.

He said he really doesn't need a second engine sitting on the shelf and doesn't really feel like paying anyone to fix and engine he doesn't need.

 

[sicivicdude]

Engine paid for.

 

[Prime]

Nice score, SI.

 

[sicivicdude]

Got the engine today in the mail. Thanks again man!

 

[Blaner]

bonus!................