knock knock

[theLeopard]

I quartermiled a Mazerati. Lost on the freeway cause i havent jetted yet.

That was awhile ago, but i have a serious knock in my motor.
loud

Halp  I'm worried.

[Mark Olson]

You killed it, start looking for a replacement engine.

You can have it rebuilt as well , but if it is knocking that is probably a damaged rod.

Gotta tear it all apart and find out what happened.

For you with your skill set , I would recommend finding a used engine of the same year or buy that 92 for sale on the list.

You can ask the SoCal guys to have a listen .. be nice or they will bite. (probably a Monkey  bite)

[theLeopard]

How much is an engine?

I would love to tear the old one apart and rebuild it. 

[Pat Conlon]

How much is an engine? How much is a bag of groceries? Depends on what's inside.

*Perhaps* you can just get away with fresh rods....but a tear down is necessary to see what's up.

In any case, don't run the engine or things will come apart and you will ventilate the case....like Skymaster Mike.

[movenon]

Here is a story to read . http://www.pashnit.com/fj1200.htm  scroll down about half way.
George

[theLeopard]

Whoa!

It aint that bad! Dear Jesus thats a tragedy! 

[movenon]

"It is What It Is Until It Ain't Anymore"
George

[aviationfred]

I have had a similar experience with a previous owned bike. Ended up being a bad rod bearing. I had the engine repaired at a cost of $1500.00. This was back in 1990, so I can imagine the cost will have risen.

As preveously mentioned, you have 2 choices.

1. Remove the engine from the bike, contact a freight shipping company and send it the RPM for a rebuild. Expect a price tag to start at $1500.00 and depending on internal damage, upwards of $2500.00.

2. Buy another FJ in the $1800.00-$2500.00 range and you have a spare bike to use for spare parts and you can get the bad engine repaired at your leisure.


Fred