no wonder it did not start

manius · 22 Apr 2015 at 11:28

thought i would strip the engine on my 2001 hornet 600 after its been sitting for a couple of years no wonder it did not start

wazza300 · 22 Apr 2015 at 11:38

how did it corrode like that? did the head gasket leak or something?

pays to turn it over now n again and shoot some oil down the plug holes if you plan on leaving it standing for a long time

Wucked · 22 Apr 2015 at 11:40

Nasty

manius · 22 Apr 2015 at 11:50

not sure i had the manifold off with rags in the holes only thing i can think of is some water got in there some how
i have another 2 engines so going to over haul one of them to put in

manius · 22 Apr 2015 at 11:56

a couple more the wire is from a wire brush

TallPaul_S · 22 Apr 2015 at 11:59

Yep, think you've found the problem.

wazza300 · 22 Apr 2015 at 12:15

It'll polish out with some autosol haha

manius · 22 Apr 2015 at 18:39

wazza300 said:
It'll polish out with some autosol haha

if only lol

manius · 27 Apr 2015 at 19:18

got the engine back in today just waiting for a gasket b4 i can start it should be here tomorrow

wazza300 · 27 Apr 2015 at 19:36

its a good job you had a spare engine,i wouldn't like that job though

its a pain swapping a tiny 125 engine

manius · 27 Apr 2015 at 20:00

to be honest its not that hard as long as you can get the engine to the right hight it just slides in from the right side

SPARC · 27 Apr 2015 at 22:36

That's a tidy looking hornet. My 02 Hornet is really starting to show its age since it has been used as a commute machine by the last owner and myself for the last 40k miles. I really like the look of the black forks and swing arm.

manius · 27 Apr 2015 at 22:43

its getting there its been off the road for 2 years i blew the engine then bought another one but did not fit it for a year then it did not start so left it for another 6 months then last month was when i found it had seized so rebuilt the first engine so fingers crossed lol

manius · 27 Apr 2015 at 22:44

SPARC said:
That's a tidy looking hornet. My 02 Hornet is really starting to show its age since it has been used as a commute machine by the last owner and myself for the last 40k miles. I really like the look of the black forks and swing arm.

the forks are just sprayed but i had the swinging arm and rearset brackets powdercoated

Resistance · 27 Apr 2015 at 23:13

nice bike

manius · 30 Apr 2015 at 21:52

Got it started on tuesday seems to be running ok just a little blow from the headers just need to get some new nuts for the headers akso the fuel tap did not seem to work so had to use a funnel for the engine test
Just sorted the tap tonight so nearly there now