Did I hurt my motor?
08-30-2007, 09:45 AM
#1
Did I hurt my motor?
I took my Aftershock mud running about a week ago. It ran fine but after a while it died out. I had thought that it ran out of fuel so I just took it back to the car and went home. Last night I took the motor apart and noticed that there was a little surface rust on the crank. I was just wandering if I have hurt my motor any
Here's a few pic's, I had tried to polish the rust off before I took the pic's so a little of it is gone.
Here's a few pic's, I had tried to polish the rust off before I took the pic's so a little of it is gone.
08-31-2007, 04:50 AM
#7
What do o-rings have to do with anything? He didnt say he had carb problems
08-31-2007, 05:55 AM
#8
Silicone at the base of the Heatsink? Sounds nuts to me. The combustion chamber is sealed by the head gaskets/shims & proper torque of the head bolts. If those loosened & leaked, the only purpose the silicone could have, would be to mask the problem temporarily. It could not possibly contain the combustion pressures.
The slight surface rust on the counterweight, is nothing to worry about. Just be carefull not to nick the crank pin when cleaning up the rust.
Engine may have died from getting the air filter clogged or soaked. The rust on the crank, probably had nothing to do with your mud bogging.
The slight surface rust on the counterweight, is nothing to worry about. Just be carefull not to nick the crank pin when cleaning up the rust.
Engine may have died from getting the air filter clogged or soaked. The rust on the crank, probably had nothing to do with your mud bogging.
08-31-2007, 10:39 PM
#9
Silicone at the base of the Heatsink? Sounds nuts to me. The combustion chamber is sealed by the head gaskets/shims & proper torque of the head bolts. If those loosened & leaked, the only purpose the silicone could have, would be to mask the problem temporarily. It could not possibly contain the combustion pressures.
The slight surface rust on the counterweight, is nothing to worry about. Just be carefull not to nick the crank pin when cleaning up the rust.
Engine may have died from getting the air filter clogged or soaked. The rust on the crank, probably had nothing to do with your mud bogging.
The slight surface rust on the counterweight, is nothing to worry about. Just be carefull not to nick the crank pin when cleaning up the rust.
Engine may have died from getting the air filter clogged or soaked. The rust on the crank, probably had nothing to do with your mud bogging.
08-31-2007, 11:04 PM
#10
Wow....a little advice is all that they guy wanted. I race onroad and I use "Airseal" to seal the engine EVERY TIME I take an engine apart and put it together. Ever heard...and ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure? The silocon around the head, or a silicon O-ring works well to keep the dirt out of the engine when you pull it apart too.
I read this in another post, thought I would share it:
I stopped posting on RCtech for a while because no matter what you do, thier is somebody wanting to question what you do, try to make you look stupid, or just don't understand the point your trying to make. What works for one person, doesn't mean it won't work for another. If you look through rctech, you will see that about 90% of the threads, somebody is trying to discredit what one person or another is doing. If those who think that they know best, would post what they do, instead of questioning what others do, maybe, just maybe, they would be helpful instead of confusing the individual that is looking for advice.
I read this in another post, thought I would share it:
I stopped posting on RCtech for a while because no matter what you do, thier is somebody wanting to question what you do, try to make you look stupid, or just don't understand the point your trying to make. What works for one person, doesn't mean it won't work for another. If you look through rctech, you will see that about 90% of the threads, somebody is trying to discredit what one person or another is doing. If those who think that they know best, would post what they do, instead of questioning what others do, maybe, just maybe, they would be helpful instead of confusing the individual that is looking for advice.
09-01-2007, 06:46 AM
#11
Wow....a little advice is all that they guy wanted. I race onroad and I use "Airseal" to seal the engine EVERY TIME I take an engine apart and put it together. Ever heard...and ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure? The silocon around the head, or a silicon O-ring works well to keep the dirt out of the engine when you pull it apart too.
I read this in another post, thought I would share it:
I stopped posting on RCtech for a while because no matter what you do, thier is somebody wanting to question what you do, try to make you look stupid, or just don't understand the point your trying to make. What works for one person, doesn't mean it won't work for another. If you look through rctech, you will see that about 90% of the threads, somebody is trying to discredit what one person or another is doing. If those who think that they know best, would post what they do, instead of questioning what others do, maybe, just maybe, they would be helpful instead of confusing the individual that is looking for advice.
I read this in another post, thought I would share it:
I stopped posting on RCtech for a while because no matter what you do, thier is somebody wanting to question what you do, try to make you look stupid, or just don't understand the point your trying to make. What works for one person, doesn't mean it won't work for another. If you look through rctech, you will see that about 90% of the threads, somebody is trying to discredit what one person or another is doing. If those who think that they know best, would post what they do, instead of questioning what others do, maybe, just maybe, they would be helpful instead of confusing the individual that is looking for advice.
Amen! The silicone thing is right on!
09-01-2007, 11:48 AM
#13
09-02-2007, 09:49 AM
#14
Didn't mean to get anyone upset. Like mentioned earlier, a guy wanted some help, and most suggestions were good ones.
Some actions (while well intentioned) are a bit over the top, or even counterproductive.
I am not making any personal attacks, and certainly, differing opinions should not be reason to stop posting.
Silicone at the base of the heatsink/head, will not contain combustion pressure. No point to this practice. If you believe otherwise, then by all means go for it!
Some actions (while well intentioned) are a bit over the top, or even counterproductive.
I am not making any personal attacks, and certainly, differing opinions should not be reason to stop posting.
Silicone at the base of the heatsink/head, will not contain combustion pressure. No point to this practice. If you believe otherwise, then by all means go for it!
09-02-2007, 09:52 AM
#15
I think Airseal is a silicone based product. Racers Choice was the manufacturer, but I cannot find it in my cataloques anymore. Seems to be discontinued. Perhaps someone else knows where it can be obtained. In the meantime, high temp silicone rtv is a suitable substitute. The Airseal was thinner and easier to apply though.