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Soo… if your interested I have an 08 grizzly 450 4x4. She’s a smoker. I had the head bored over just enough to call it good. Then it seemed to have blow by again. Had it honed. Still smokes once it warms up. Runs good. Not as good as it did when it was first bored. I just dnt have time. So whenever you want me to drop it off let me know lol
I want to thank you for “giving back” to a subscriber. We know it cost money for parts, then you throw in your labor. That is a class act on your part.
200k subs proves that your biz formula works. We always know what we're gonna get which makes loyal subs. You avoid crazy stunts trying to go viral .... same old Joe saying "thats not too bad" is all it takes .. Noyce!
You need a piston ring compression tool it will make putting the cylinder down on it so much easier I bought me one a while back and it’s a lifesaver for sure
@@njmxjunkie3128 it works good for 4stroke rings it makes it a one man job it made my top end builds easier different strokes for different folks 🤷🏼♂️
Constant smoke is ring piston issue. Smoke when first start then goes away is valve seals. Those intake valves looked cupped 😬 they will get tight before long
@@2vintage Roger that. Just trying to help buddy been there done that trust me. Gotta figure a 21 year old fourstroke could always benefit from new valves and timing chain doesn't cost much 🔧🔧
That was a great couple of videos. Thanks for taking the time and spending the money to make these repairs and modifications. I'm sure the owner of this quad really appreciates it and all of your subscribers too. Very impressive.
man i hope you get your hands on a old school 06 rmz250 or kxf of that generation ..for a rebuild ! hope the new tensioner will have it running tip top.
Manual timing chain tensioner on a 400ex is a terrible idea, there is no way to tell how much pressure you're actually putting on the chain. Usually you end up with a bit too much tension and it eats the chain guides up. Better idea is a new OEM auto tensioner. The clock spring in those is prone to break and it doesn't work properly.
Rmz450s had them stock in 05-06. Great idea if you keep up on cracking it now and then. Bad if not lol eventually chain get so loose bad things happen. Pro bikes all run manual cause less drag
My timing chain is stretched and my guides are probably done to but the Manual removed the noise I started it up and put tenision till it stopped sounding
People still talk shit about this guy in the messages now he’s out here with big following absolutely smashing it , sort ya shit out people especially when your out here doing absolutely fuck all
I've always spaced my piston rings with the oil ring gaps on one side of the piston and then the 2and ring and compression ring on the complete other side of the piston. Spacing them inna way that they are all the same distance apart. Always works great for me. I never ever EVER have a gap facing the intake or exhaust side it will cause blow by 99.99% of the time
The ticking sounds to me like maybe an exhaust pin hole leak near the head or something. It's not clicky enough for a tappet but could be the video not picking it up. Had plenty of exhaust leaks in the past though. Tiny leaks sound like high pitch pops big leaks sound like flapping
Lmao not even close to true. Kids that don't know any better think he knows what he's doing. He's clueless and has no business work on bikes or quads. He can't ride properly at all and never has an engine running right when he says it's running mint. Just a few videos ago the clown knew the bike was running super lean with an obvious air leak and high idle yet still rode it hard and acted surprised he locked it up lmao. He's entertaining to watch though it's hilarious to see how clueless he actually is
@@shaynedonnelly374 The guy's studying to be a mechanical engineer at uni, he maybe 2 or 3 years in or something like that, simple bike engines like that on top of the experience he has gathered through out the years and with his studying at uni too, is child's play to be quite honest. in the future, if he see's uni through depending which route he takes after getting his qualifications, he could be designing and engineering and building engines from scratch, as for the bike that was running lean he brought it of a guy who said it had been totally rebuilt, he did know it was running lean, but you would expect the bike after having all that work done to it would be running right, and not fuck up after half an hour that bike would have gone wrong on anybody who brought it.
@@shaynedonnelly374 I agree being a powersports mechanic by trade , he can definitely get something to run , but his techniques are not ones a “great” small engine guy would ever do , like opening and engine that’s covered in dirt contaminating it, like dry starting the top end like her did in this video, always pour oil on parts that are basically dry after a rebuild, the gasket maker on the lower cylinder gasket …. Not needed and will most likely cause a leak down the road.
@@greatwhitenorthrc509 we could also add try working off a bench not a cardboard box on the floor when rebuilding an engine. I've never seen him lube anything he's rebuilt and he honestly has no idea what a well running engine sounds like. I admit I watch for the laughs I get from the comment section where everyone seems to think clueless Joe is actually a great mechanic. Just happy to know I'm not the only person commenting here with an ounce of commonsense.
Question for you why you when pull down a engine for repair why don’t you wash down the parts on the outside? You do great work and I have learnt a lot off you .👍🏼
You didn't show adjusting the valve lash!? The tick still sounds (on video atleast) alittle loud. Your valve lash could be loose causing a tick. I would have checked that before the tensioner.
The comments going wild again Last time the rings have worn the cylinder... its fucked needed a bore and a custom piston. 😴 Now the same ppl yelling oh no you need to use the piston to push the rings In even 🤣.. it obvious they are new to 2 vintage . Joe doing this build with his eyes closed..
It's not the tensioner.the tensioners that u adjust urself are junk.the top end tick is the valves need to be adjusted.they need adjusted when motor is warm not cold.
I have an 07 ltr 450 been sitting under tarp for couple years pretty sure its something with the flywheel or starter clutch but idk also the exhaust was unbolted why it sat
I just did all this to my 400 and mine has a tick I have new cam chain guides, cam chain from a crf450r and i lapped all my valves and did the seals and I have a manual cam chain tensioner
Hey 2vintage i got an 1979 rm250 dirtbike an i think cdi is bad i replaced the spark plug an coil and a kill switch an still no spark can i just cut the wires to cdi an wire in a different cdi in
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Please SUBSCRIBE and LIKE the video if you enjoyed! It really helps me out a lot.
Thank you for all the support!
Soo… if your interested I have an 08 grizzly 450 4x4. She’s a smoker. I had the head bored over just enough to call it good. Then it seemed to have blow by again. Had it honed. Still smokes once it warms up. Runs good. Not as good as it did when it was first bored. I just dnt have time. So whenever you want me to drop it off let me know lol
Also if you pull the dipstick while it’s running you dnt notice any blow by. It’s been a mystery for yrs.
It sounds alot better. Do a few heat cycles. 3-4 an the rings seated!
@@yousad6742 he's only doin 1 freebie build.
Did you put the piston inside the cylinder an check piston to cylinder clearance OR check if the cylinder is still round an not starting to oval?
I want to thank you for “giving back” to a subscriber. We know it cost money for parts, then you throw in your labor. That is a class act on your part.
Use the top of the piston to make sure the rings are in evenly. Like push the ring down the bore with top.of the piston
cant do that when the pistons still on the engine
@@euanbob2321 he had it off to put the new rings on it I'm pretty sure
@@euanbob2321 if not. I'm sure he has another piston layin around somewhere.
200k subs proves that your biz formula works. We always know what we're gonna get which makes loyal subs. You avoid crazy stunts trying to go viral .... same old Joe saying "thats not too bad" is all it takes .. Noyce!
You need a piston ring compression tool it will make putting the cylinder down on it so much easier I bought me one a while back and it’s a lifesaver for sure
It takes 20 min for a topend rebuild
That tool is useless with bikes and atvs man.
Nah
@@njmxjunkie3128 it works good for 4stroke rings it makes it a one man job it made my top end builds easier different strokes for different folks 🤷🏼♂️
@@lukecombs5242 idk I do this as my living and I’ve never had a second man or a need for that tool
Always push the ring in the cylinder with the piston so it's even B4 you measure ring gap
It kills me how you all of your work on the floor. It's nice to see young people who have never had back problems though.
It's "his" way bub. Works for him I guess. Hes doin good work these days
Try oiling the cam and lifters before you put the valve cover back on , you just dry started the top end !
Your subscribers are pretty loyal, letting you fix their nice quad after blowing yours up!
Constant smoke is ring piston issue. Smoke when first start then goes away is valve seals. Those intake valves looked cupped 😬 they will get tight before long
If they do I will tear it down and fix it for them again.
@@2vintage Roger that. Just trying to help buddy been there done that trust me. Gotta figure a 21 year old fourstroke could always benefit from new valves and timing chain doesn't cost much 🔧🔧
@@thetwostrokerebuilder yep for sure!
So good to see it all come together. 💪🔥
So nice of you to give back to your subscribers, definitely loving the ch
We need someone like u in Australia u would help poeple with there bikes ...it hard to get someone just like u keep it up...💯🇦🇺
That was a great couple of videos. Thanks for taking the time and spending the money to make these repairs and modifications. I'm sure the owner of this quad really appreciates it and all of your subscribers too. Very impressive.
use the piston to space out the rings in the bore
I absolutely love your channel I love working on old bikes to so your videos are entertaining and educational for me keep it up!
Great video joe dont worry about all the haters and so called experts.
I think you should invest in a parts washer!
man i hope you get your hands on a old school 06 rmz250 or kxf of that generation ..for a rebuild ! hope the new tensioner will have it running tip top.
good job !!! i will totaly repeat that process with mine soon and get rid of that smoke
Manual timing chain tensioner on a 400ex is a terrible idea, there is no way to tell how much pressure you're actually putting on the chain. Usually you end up with a bit too much tension and it eats the chain guides up. Better idea is a new OEM auto tensioner. The clock spring in those is prone to break and it doesn't work properly.
Rmz450s had them stock in 05-06. Great idea if you keep up on cracking it now and then. Bad if not lol eventually chain get so loose bad things happen. Pro bikes all run manual cause less drag
My timing chain is stretched and my guides are probably done to but the Manual removed the noise I started it up and put tenision till it stopped sounding
Great gesture joe top man and great fix stay safe and take care mate 👍👌🔧🔧🔧🔧😀
People still talk shit about this guy in the messages now he’s out here with big following absolutely smashing it , sort ya shit out people especially when your out here doing absolutely fuck all
I slapped a 12.1 piston and rings in my 04 trx450r, old cylinder, unhonned, runs great.
I have that same dealer keychain on my 2010 Yamaha Vector LTX :) Let's see some snowmobile vids!
Very Awesome of you to help your subscribers.
Keep up the awesome work, your channel is growing fast 💯👍🏾👏🏾
Wear eye protection when you are using the wire wheel the little wires will fly off and into your eye and that’s a real bad day
Happened to me but it hit my eyelid as soon as i blinked
@@OGKILLa9365 lol
I've always spaced my piston rings with the oil ring gaps on one side of the piston and then the 2and ring and compression ring on the complete other side of the piston. Spacing them inna way that they are all the same distance apart. Always works great for me. I never ever EVER have a gap facing the intake or exhaust side it will cause blow by 99.99% of the time
Yep!
120 degrees from each other, with a 3 ring setup
The ticking sounds to me like maybe an exhaust pin hole leak near the head or something. It's not clicky enough for a tappet but could be the video not picking it up. Had plenty of exhaust leaks in the past though. Tiny leaks sound like high pitch pops big leaks sound like flapping
Motor sounds very solid. Great job!
its good to push those rings with piston so its go same level in every places.
Thanks for the tip
@@RDEnduro HAH
Good work but I would of taken the ring down to half way down the cylunder where it is more wore to double check but should still be good 👍
Great job bro happy u was able to fix there quad for free that’s very awesome mad respect ✊
Everyone talked shit on this kid years ago now they want him to fix their shit lol I got mad respect for this dude.
Facts
Lmao not even close to true. Kids that don't know any better think he knows what he's doing. He's clueless and has no business work on bikes or quads. He can't ride properly at all and never has an engine running right when he says it's running mint. Just a few videos ago the clown knew the bike was running super lean with an obvious air leak and high idle yet still rode it hard and acted surprised he locked it up lmao. He's entertaining to watch though it's hilarious to see how clueless he actually is
@@shaynedonnelly374 The guy's studying to be a mechanical engineer at uni, he maybe 2 or 3 years in
or something like that, simple bike engines like that on top of the experience he has gathered through
out the years and with his studying at uni too, is child's play to be quite honest. in the future, if he see's
uni through depending which route he takes after getting his qualifications, he could be designing and
engineering and building engines from scratch, as for the bike that was running lean he brought it of
a guy who said it had been totally rebuilt, he did know it was running lean, but you would expect the
bike after having all that work done to it would be running right, and not fuck up after half an hour that
bike would have gone wrong on anybody who brought it.
@@shaynedonnelly374 I agree being a powersports mechanic by trade , he can definitely get something to run , but his techniques are not ones a “great” small engine guy would ever do , like opening and engine that’s covered in dirt contaminating it, like dry starting the top end like her did in this video, always pour oil on parts that are basically dry after a rebuild, the gasket maker on the lower cylinder gasket …. Not needed and will most likely cause a leak down the road.
@@greatwhitenorthrc509 we could also add try working off a bench not a cardboard box on the floor when rebuilding an engine. I've never seen him lube anything he's rebuilt and he honestly has no idea what a well running engine sounds like. I admit I watch for the laughs I get from the comment section where everyone seems to think clueless Joe is actually a great mechanic. Just happy to know I'm not the only person commenting here with an ounce of commonsense.
Awesome video man keep up the good work
Question for you why you when pull down a engine for repair why don’t you wash down the parts on the outside? You do great work and I have learnt a lot off you .👍🏼
back with a banger🤟🏼🔥💪🏼
Hey man you should draw yourself a diagram for a wooden work bench save you from some bends in the waist area I hated working on a surface below me
400 ripper!! Sounds good!!
That's awesome that you did that for a subscriber
Lmao the arm chair quarterbacking in the comments is almost more entertaining than the video itself
Nice work buddy! Honest, no bs, and thorough repair. You deserve more subs.
Great repair👍
Sounds great Joe. Great job
Header gaskets not sealing good will cause a noticeable tik aswell crank em down with some rvt
You didn't show adjusting the valve lash!? The tick still sounds (on video atleast) alittle loud. Your valve lash could be loose causing a tick. I would have checked that before the tensioner.
Dam glad i ran across your channel very good diy videos
Beautiful work🧑🔧✅👌
They are called keepers
Yo what's up I have a 2000 400ex I ❤️ your videos man😁
sounds like an exhaust leak maybe
Awesome video thanks for the entertainment.
Nice episode enjoyed it.
oem tensioner is best !
Try some ATF / Acetone mix for carbon build up
The comments going wild again
Last time the rings have worn the cylinder... its fucked needed a bore and a custom piston. 😴
Now the same ppl yelling oh no you need to use the piston to push the rings In even 🤣.. it obvious they are new to 2 vintage . Joe doing this build with his eyes closed..
Enjoyed the video
Love this vids man! Great work and u should do a crf450r video
For sure!
It's not the tensioner.the tensioners that u adjust urself are junk.the top end tick is the valves need to be adjusted.they need adjusted when motor is warm not cold.
Great content thank you and keep up the good work.. new sub 👍
Great video 👍👍
I love ad's more ad's please
Excellent Tips .
Clean her up and call it brand new!
Teach them some proper maintenance to keep that quad running well!
Great video Bro,
New video its a great day
Amazing work again!
Question why did you gasket maker with first gasket and not the other two? Should you always combine or does it depend?
It doesn’t need gasket maker on any of the surfaces , some guys do it more to hold the gasket in place but it is not needed for sealing purposes.
For the sake of a new cam chain I would of just put one in, that adjuster is a band aid solution
I have an 07 ltr 450 been sitting under tarp for couple years pretty sure its something with the flywheel or starter clutch but idk also the exhaust was unbolted why it sat
check exhaust Oring for ticking noise.
It'll be great to see you work on sum 90s-00s kx125s, basically bcoz I own a 94 kx125 and there's not much about them 😂
Nice job!
You got the original vee touch
Good job
I just did all this to my 400 and mine has a tick I have new cam chain guides, cam chain from a crf450r and i lapped all my valves and did the seals and I have a manual cam chain tensioner
Love the videos Joe!
Got a link for that valve tool?
Hey 2vintage i got an 1979 rm250 dirtbike an i think cdi is bad i replaced the spark plug an coil and a kill switch an still no spark can i just cut the wires to cdi an wire in a different cdi in
Love your videos! but man get a bench to work on lol
I have a question, what happend to the 650cc cart?
Is the head torque to spec with that long extension
Fantastic job again 🍀🏴🙏
Dam UA-cam i just now got that Notification.
Good job!!!
2vintage, 2020 yz 250 F engine blow up. Do you think it’s worth purchasing for 3500? An how much do you think it would cost to fix?
I would like to see him work on a Honda fourtrax 300
@Whoop!
Very good, thank you
How are u getting parts in so fast
Great video where are you located?
Wisconsin
How do you feel about that Bauer bench grinder? Is it the 6” or 8”? I’ve been thinking about buying one. HarborFreight is my go to tool store
I like it a lot so far!
Get the warranty
Yes lads sold the crf and ktm looking at a reiju mr 300 2 stroke enduro bike keeping the Honda xr250r il get buried with that
Awesome channel
I’ve never seen anyone use a bench grinder on the ground. I guess there’s a first for everything lol.
I can't stand those suction cup valve tools I always resort to using a drill 😂😂😂 does it just as well if you're not too aggressive 👌
My kx80 is smoking a lot, what could be wrong? i changed needle position, bought 3 different types of oil and it wasn"t any better.
It's a 2 stroke it's gonna smoke lol
Hey Joe do you have a way so we can get in touch with you? I'm having problems with my 2000 Yamaha TTR125
Yes if you have Instagram just dm me on there. Instagram: 2_vintage_
@@2vintage I don't have Instagram but let me try to.download it
How much for u to fix a scrambler