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  1. 10-02-2002 07:31 PM #1
    87bansheefmf
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    Question bandaid a pro 15?

    ok i tore down my engine tonight as its wasted i can push the piston right through the sleeve ..

    now thw main question is there anyway i can bandaid it fot a few months ?

    Im not racing or anything like that just some parking lot and yard bashing ..

    Reason im even asking is i got laid off last friday so i have to keep a tight grip on money for now so that new motor i was gonna order friday didnt get ordered any ideas or am i just plain out of luck

    Also i know i could put piston and sleeve in it but feels like the bearings arent the best in the engine so i didnt want to spend the money on it when i know it wont last very long anyways

    thx Rob
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  2. 10-02-2002 07:36 PM #2
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    nope there is no way you can rig/repair it.you will need to replace the piston/sleeve wit ha new one sorry i had to say it.


    that sucks get laid off from your job!
    hope you get a new JOB soon.where was you working at?
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  3. 10-02-2002 07:39 PM #3
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    well problem is im on recall and i have to state that on any app form i fill out so no place wants to hire ya guess ill sit and collect unenjoyment ... wornder if the old weedeater engines i got sitting round would work
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  4. 10-03-2002 07:49 AM #4
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    *looks at his old trx*
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    Well...
    Its kinda beat to heck, but it still runs... and its sitting.. collecting dust. well, not dust cause I filled it with oil. and it has a pullstart on it..
    If you are in the states and dont mind waiting a few days to a couple weeks, I can toss my old trx to you. PM me your addy.

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  5. 10-03-2002 09:24 AM #5
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    or i would not spend 40 for piston and sleeve then 16 for bearings just get the trx replacement plan for only 75.
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  6. 10-03-2002 09:43 AM #6
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    I do not know just how bad your cylinder and piston is. If it does not have any scratches and is not worn to bad. You could pull the old bake an dunk.

    Place the piston in a 450* oven for about 20 minutes. Once it is hot. Drop it into a container of of Syntec. Oil.

    What happens is the pistons expands and the oil gets trapped in the "pours" of the metal. This causes the piston to swell some.

    Bad thing. The process makes the piston very hard and brittle. It can shatter over time.

    Kind of like taking Cold rolled steele and turning it into spring steele only you are trapping oil instead of the carbon.
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  7. 10-03-2002 10:03 AM #7
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    sounds like a neat trick to try some other time this looks like the piston has a crack in the top off it all way though to bottom using a magnafing glass i just bought the rustler and have had nothing but problems with the engine i got screwed i will admit becuse i know it had been apart b4 when i took it apart there was no gasket on back plate nor silcone ..so it had been apart thats for sure live and learn i guess

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