joejoeguns
New member
well i thought i had a problem tuneing my twin pipes so i took them of and went back to stock.i still had a rough idle but it would run good when i rode it,i don't know how.i checked my compression and had 0 on the pto side,so i took off the head and found a nice divit in front of the exhaust.
i had a broken seal ring on the exhaust manifold(with the twin pipes)would this have caused the piston to melt?before i tore it down i tried the starting fluid trick to check seals and found no rpm change.
does anybody have a cylinder and a head that would fit a 96 500 vmax?before i pay 250 bucks or more from central or somewhere else ?
this really sux there calling for snow this weekend here.darn twin pipes.
i had a broken seal ring on the exhaust manifold(with the twin pipes)would this have caused the piston to melt?before i tore it down i tried the starting fluid trick to check seals and found no rpm change.
does anybody have a cylinder and a head that would fit a 96 500 vmax?before i pay 250 bucks or more from central or somewhere else ?
this really sux there calling for snow this weekend here.darn twin pipes.
ModMMax
New member
I don't quite understand what failed. The piston, the cylinder or the head?
daman
New member
joejoeguns said:
Thats the REASON i like staying STOCK the extra speed and
performance an't worth it to me!! $.02
mabie try ebay out.
richierich
New member
let me know if you want one forsure.i might be able to get you one.
920-582-4823
920-582-4823
joejoeguns
New member
to clearify the corner of the piston burnt up right in front of the exhaust port.that allowed the rings to come out of the groove.looks like the top ring folded up and trashed the cylinder.the head is pinged up from metal scrap.i think it was caused by an exhaust leak from the manifold to the block.
ModMMax
New member
Thanks joejoe. I'm betting the piston melt down spoiled the cylinder and head. Piston probably failed because of lean jetting.