Blown engine

I found this forum today whilst searching for a replacement engine online.

Thought I would share the aftermath of my engine having a hissy fit a few weeks ago. I was doing 110KPH when this happened. The bike is still in the country, it gets loaded on a truck tomorrow for it's return to the city. Hopefully then I can discover what let go inside. From the damage, I reckon it threw a rod.





The bike is a 1991 XJ600s Seca II

 

It doesn't look like you threw a rod as it still looks like it's together. I think some other part came loose and got wedged between the case and the rod.

 

Too bad you are so far away , I happen to have an 82 1100 Maxim engine you could rebuild. Not sure if will fit though

MN

 

You need the exact same engine (from a variety of years)

Your rod broke in half (my guess)

While swapping motors, you could polish your carb slider bores (clunk test) and check float levels.

 

Little JB Weld and you'll be good as new.

 

I think that is a Seca II, so there is a lot less to choose from than we may think.

 

It is a 1991 Seca II

 

Hope you don't need it!

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/kenthurs ... 1004559049

 

He needs it that motor is history. I'm with Time, rod broke in half or snapped at the wrist pin.

 

If I see what I think I see in the second pic, I would get a lawyer. I see what looks like a broken rod! This is one part that should be garrenteed for the life of the engine. That rod was/is defective. And Yamaha should be held liable.

 

I don't think that's a view that you're supposed to have of that engine. I'd dig around at the local swap meets, chat it up with a few of the vendors and you might fall into an engine for nothing or next to nothing.

Steve, it may well "should be guaranteed for the life", but it isn't, wasn't and I seriously doubt that he's even find a lawyer willing to take on a liability/neglegence case for a 30+ year old machine.....at least not without a nice, thick retainer.....in other words, on his dime, not a "he gets paid only if we win"

Then there is the whole right or wrong thing and my personal opinion is that it would be worse then wrong....to me. Trying to sue a firm in this situation would show a severe lack of ethics on the part of the claimant. Sometimes life sucks, but you don't try to make someone else responsible for it, you suck it up and deal with it.......


jeff

 

Oh boy Jeff, you got me hooked man. I almost want to put this quote into my signature <LOL>

Just think, if all the crooked politicians and criminals would live by these words would we seriously be in the situation America is right now?

Sorry to go off topic & all... but with the damn annoying election commercials on T.V. 24/7 now, it gets rather annoying. Its so much easier to point the finger at someone else isn't...I asked dad, "why can't a running candidate display one commercial about how they will make changes rather than just blame someone else?" He says they would run out of positive things to say about themselves. makes sense.

again, sorry to go totally off topic guys but I was thinking politics the moment I read your last statement Jeff