Is my engine repairable? Adventure from Alaska - Page 2

Zecatfish · 01-05-2013, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Joevano

Thanks for the optimism guys, I need all I can get right now. I have started the bike since then and it did dribble.

I've been told (by a professional mech) that you cannot replace half a case. The cases are drilled for the crank as one case and then cut in half. If you replace half, things will not line up and it will leak. That's why they are sold as a set.

I was told the same thing about ,y Rotax Powered ATK, 260...
They sell them in pairs.
I chanced it and used 1/2 a case on it and never looked back. It never game me a minutes problem after that.

JensEskildsen · 01-06-2013, 12:01 AM

Seems like a roadside repair to me, shouldn't cause you much grief. You were lucky.

jules083 · 01-06-2013, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Joevano

Let me clarify something. The leak dod NOT come from the crack. The crack is only in the rib.

The leak came from the slight misalignment between the bent crankcase and the cover.

Even better. Prep the crack, JB weld. I'd use some gasket maker on the cover and see what happens. Sometimes that stuff will work wonders.

RideFreak · 01-06-2013, 11:57 AM

If you replace the case, get both, they are lined bored as a pair (essently matched) when new even though you can purchase a half from suzuki.

gdenn · 01-06-2013, 03:38 PM

I was reading your report on the trip last year and was wondering if you fell off the earth after you got home. I also ride a dr650 but let me preface this by admitting I rode a KLR. So hell no that engine isnt ruined. I"d try and BUMP the case back in line, If it doesnt move back in place, I"d clearance the inside so that the gear clears and jb weld it. New gasket and gasket sealer and ride that sucker back to Alaska next year.

01-06-2013, 12:01 AM	#17
JensEskildsen Studly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2009 Location: Denmark Oddometer: 841	Seems like a roadside repair to me, shouldn't cause you much grief. You were lucky. __________________ 2003 xt600e 118.000km on stock motor. 1986 xt350 94.000km

01-06-2013, 11:57 AM	#19
RideFreak Torque Junkie Joined: Apr 2009 Location: County Lockup Oddometer: 3,561	If you replace the case, get both, they are lined bored as a pair (essently matched) when new even though you can purchase a half from suzuki. __________________ *Chris* VIDEOS

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01-06-2013, 03:38 PM	#20
gdenn Adventurer Joined: Nov 2009 Oddometer: 19	I was reading your report on the trip last year and was wondering if you fell off the earth after you got home. I also ride a dr650 but let me preface this by admitting I rode a KLR. So hell no that engine isnt ruined. I"d try and BUMP the case back in line, If it doesnt move back in place, I"d clearance the inside so that the gear clears and jb weld it. New gasket and gasket sealer and ride that sucker back to Alaska next year.