Hi guys, i recently lined up a 2007 ninja 250 with a bad owner claimed engine...
And also lined up a 400 mile owner claimed 2009 engine...
So good deal i thought...
Aside from the headaches of fitting the newer engine in the old frame...
And realising that the headers mount up completely differenly way too late...
I finally got around to ripping into the bad engine..
Tear it apart and everything looks good, other than bunch of crud and copper looking flakes in the oil pickup screen...
All the bearings looked great until i pulled off the last rod cap, and.... Ta dahhhhhh....
Winner winner...
Spun rod bearing...
Looks like bearing was spinning with the crank...
So.... Heres vids...
Video kinda shows rod bearing and stuff
Copper flakes on screen
So questions,
1- is all that copper stuff from the bearing?
2- the crank passes fingernail test, so do i just need a new rod and bearing?
And also lined up a 400 mile owner claimed 2009 engine...
So good deal i thought...
Aside from the headaches of fitting the newer engine in the old frame...
And realising that the headers mount up completely differenly way too late...
I finally got around to ripping into the bad engine..
Tear it apart and everything looks good, other than bunch of crud and copper looking flakes in the oil pickup screen...
All the bearings looked great until i pulled off the last rod cap, and.... Ta dahhhhhh....
Winner winner...
Spun rod bearing...
Looks like bearing was spinning with the crank...
So.... Heres vids...
Video kinda shows rod bearing and stuff
Copper flakes on screen
So questions,
1- is all that copper stuff from the bearing?
2- the crank passes fingernail test, so do i just need a new rod and bearing?