Welding , engine

my engine have crack on in have leek but not big one. i try use quickstell not working what do you thing about Welding??
can i do it by my self? what is the engine material ?

Based on your questions, no, I wouldn't recommend you try it yourself!

Secondly, it depends where the crack is and how bad. Probably cheaper and more reliable to get a second hand engine.

problem is t cant fit it by self. and have no money to pay someone to do it people take a loot to do that.

crack is not bad , but oil leak like 1 dot every 10 min :( not bad , but nobody will buy that bike

the casings are all aluminium, so you would need to find someone who can weld this type,,

Can you swap the engine from your other bike?

robertcains wrote:Can you swap the engine from your other bike?

will that no cost me more?? i cant do it alone

mechy69 wrote:the casings are all aluminium...

THx

To be honest TomCom if you can't change the engine by yourself you'll never be able to weld it. It'll also cost loads to have some one weld alloy on a stressed engine casing.

So it looks like after 1 year i have to finish with bikes

TomCom wrote:So it looks like after 1 year i have to finish with bikes

If I lived a bit nearer to you Tom I would offer to help you swap the engines over one weekend, Sorry mate

Hi Tom.

Unfortunately owning and running a motorbike isn't cheap.
Food in mouths, roof over head and necessary family expenses need to come first.

If you can't spend less on 'other stuff' and if there isn't enough left to pay for a motorbike then yes you will have to at least postpone your motorbike dreams.

New rules have come in fairly recently regarding insurance and any vehicle must either be SORN 'ed with DVLA or have insurance.
It is free to SORN your bike but you then need to keep it off the public roads or risk points, fines, crushed vehicle.

Fingers crossed for you.

Rosco

Swapping an engine over isn't hard, but you MUST have the tools and a basic understanding of the different bits that make your engine up and how they work together.

The knowing what you are doing part isn't compulsary, the first time I did it was following this guide (http://www.offwidth.co.uk/bike/cat/engine.html) but as mentioned I had an idea of what bits are attached to the engine and what they all do.

We completley stripped an SV to swap the main frame for someone over a weekend but could have done it in one day if we started at a decent time and didn't dick about. But if you don't dick about then it's no fun.... and if it's no fun then what's the point?

stretchie_ wrote:.... and if it's no fun then what's the point?

The sharp end of a needle

Who rattled your cage?
: )

Get your Haines out, take it slowly, 1 bolt at a time, take plenty of pictures and make loads of notes and stripping the engine is an easy job, just imagine it as undoing the re doing a jigsaw, paint by numbers!!

I have had an oil leak on my cat for 1 year about the same amount as yours Tom. I have done 15,000 miles on her in the year and no problems ...Although I don't think mine is cracked.

I am not suggesting you should ignore it but perhaps get a professional opinion to see if it is worth the hassle! May be ok for a bit whilst you save the pennies so you can pay someone to swap engines. Just a thought?