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 Post subject: piston arm ?
PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2012 11:37 pm 
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so we went on this long trail ride today a lil over a 100 miles, and my buggy was running good and it started gettin late so we hit the blacktop to get home and i was rung about 50 in 4th not hardly cranking my motor ang and got allmost back to where we started and pop piston arm broke what could couse this at low rpms ?


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 Post subject: Re: piston arm ?
PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 9:23 pm 
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What size motor, and what kind of rods, do you know what you compression ratio is, could have over heated.


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 Post subject: Re: piston arm ?
PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:35 pm 
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well i tore the motor down today and it turns out it spun a rode bearing, it was just a 1641 pretty much stock and its been run for years lol thats the first thing that ive had happen to it motor wise lol


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 Post subject: Re: piston arm ?
PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:51 pm 
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what is a good but affordabe brand of pistons and jugs ? ive got an old motor im gonna turn into a 1915


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PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 6:26 pm 
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There are no more inexpensive choices anymore for larger pistons and cylinder kits. Shop around. It pays to shop.

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