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DannoXYZ · October 29th, 2020, 09:28 PM

@Zcudi
Don’t try to run engine anymore. Water in combustion chambers will make starting difficult (and source of white smoke out tailpipe). Water will also score your cylinder walls, making repair impossible. I suspect if you’ve run it any more than 30-second after headgasket blew, engine is goner, kaput! Cylinder walls are scratched deeply. Crank and rod-bearings are toast. Cam lobes and rocker-arms are galled beyond repair.

Luckily, used engines are cheap. I’ve seen them around $200 all the time. Call around to breakers, check Craiglist and eBay.

There’s guy on Craigslist with two spare engines! Buy them both and build twin-engine 2-wheel drive Ninja 500!!!

October 29th, 2020, 09:28 PM	#3
DannoXYZ ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: AKA JacRyann Location: Mesa, AZ Join Date: Dec 2011 Motorcycle(s): CB125T CBR250R-MC19 CBR250RR-MC22 NSR350R-MC21 VF500F CBR600RR SFV650 VFR750F R1M ST1300PA Valkyrie-F6C Posts: A lot. MOTY - 2018, MOTM - Nov '17	@Zcudi Don’t try to run engine anymore. Water in combustion chambers will make starting difficult (and source of white smoke out tailpipe). Water will also score your cylinder walls, making repair impossible. I suspect if you’ve run it any more than 30-second after headgasket blew, engine is goner, kaput! Cylinder walls are scratched deeply. Crank and rod-bearings are toast. Cam lobes and rocker-arms are galled beyond repair. Luckily, used engines are cheap. I’ve seen them around $200 all the time. Call around to breakers, check Craiglist and eBay. There’s guy on Craigslist with two spare engines! Buy them both and build twin-engine 2-wheel drive Ninja 500!!! Last futzed with by DannoXYZ; October 29th, 2020 at 11:02 PM.