8 months after it hydrolocked

Windy · Post by **Windy** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 11:06 pm

Arrrrrrrhhhhhhhhgggggg. My H2 hydrolocked today, 2 stroke oil the cause - fooked con rod the result.

Normally, to be on the safe side after a long downtime, I used a syringe and tube to suck out oil from the cases. I sometimes got a bit out saving the village from a 2 stroke fog when it fires up, but I never seemed to get enough to worry about hydrolocking.

Did the right and centre but cos I found nothing didnt bother with the left.

Yep !! the left cylinder had oil in which found its way up into the cylinder once it fired. Still pissed off how close I came to preventing it!!

Post by **Wolfie** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 6:53 pm

Aww shit Windy, that's just more bad news. I hope you get her sorted soon.

JA - Moo · Post by **JA - Moo** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:06 pm

Sorry to hear.....

Might be time to add drain screws to each bottom crankcase......

Windy · Post by **Windy** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:27 pm

Well the crank is off to darkest Somerset for Chris Ritchie to do his magic.

Looking at why it happened, I stripped down the check valves in the oil pump outlet lines. The offending cylinders check valve was stuck open with a piece of crud jammed down by the spring. By the time I got the spring/crud out I had distorted it.

Help - Anyone got a spare H1/H2 pump outlet line they will sell or scrap one so I can salvage the spring out of it please? It doesnt matter which one of the three as I can swap the bits.

Thanks in anticipation
Windy

El Presidente · Post by **El Presidente** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:40 pm

Windy wrote:Help - Anyone got a spare H1/H2 pump outlet line they will sell or scrap one so I can salvage the spring out of it please? It doesnt matter which one of the three as I can swap the bits.

I've only got a couple . . . . . . . . of HUNDRED! Take a drive over in the morn (Friday) we should have a yard full of guys fixing their Triples (Mostly Ones that I broke for them )

Windy · Post by **Windy** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:50 am

You are a star as usual Rick. Will see you in the Morning

Cheers mduck

GinaG · Post by **GinaG** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 7:15 pm

scouse wrote:I finally got round to stripping my h2

yet another rebuild in prospect
this will be this cranks 2nd rebuild in less than 10,000 miles

I'm not a clever person but i gotta say Gazzer that looks fucked mate If it helps to sooth the pain just a tad mate my H2 crank exploaded last year after a full rebuild & had only done 2000 miles I am saving up now & just hope Chris will be better soon & able to rebuild them

Windy · Post by **Windy** » Sun May 08, 2011 10:13 pm

My crank is now back and looking perfect thanks to that nice chap Mr Ritchie. Ive had a complete crank rebuild (mains/seals) but kept the two good rods with a used replacement for the bent one.

Chris's service was 2nd to none and the crank was back on my doormat in seven days from posting (which included two bank holidays). Cheers Chris!

cheerio bye tatar, gota engine to build.
Windy

Windy · Post by **Windy** » Thu May 12, 2011 8:50 pm

Dont ya just hate it when you rebuild the motor, fit it to the frame then discover the kick start aint right. Then you remember that wire loop and the slot in the crankcase that it sits in. Or doesnt cos I forgot. ARRGGGHH

Perils of not building h2 engines for over ten years. You forget these little things

nipper · Post by **nipper** » Fri May 13, 2011 1:03 am

Windy,u should realy know better

h2chris · Post by **h2chris** » Fri May 13, 2011 2:15 am

I hate it when that happens!

Magee · Post by **Magee** » Fri May 13, 2011 3:20 am

i only did it one time, after getting covered in crank case sealer splitting the cases i wont forget again

Post by **Wolfie** » Fri May 13, 2011 12:47 pm

If you ever studied Gynaecology, you might be able to poke (scuse the pun) it home through that little hole if the engine is already back in the frame.

Magee · Post by **Magee** » Fri May 13, 2011 7:20 pm

Wolfie wrote:If you ever studied Gynaecology, you might be able to poke (scuse the pun) it home through that little hole if the engine is already back in the frame.

i actualy went to medical school for 5 years to train as a gynacologist, but i left the medical proffesion as i could not find any openings

Post by **Wolfie** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 8:25 pm

Garreeee!

I've joined the duff crank club.. it's all I fookin need.

scouse · Post by **scouse** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:29 pm

Wolfie wrote:Garreeee!

I've joined the duff crank club.. it's all I fookin need.

oh no! your H2?

wonder if is contagious?

Think Steve F is the closest, he must deffo be next as he has pushed his bikes farther round his garage than he has ridden them

Gary T

Post by **Wolfie** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 10:55 pm

Damn, I have ridden my bike down there and parked it outside his garage, Plus his KH was stood right next to mine up here... it must have caught it from there..

the180kid · Post by **the180kid** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:16 am

Wolfie wrote:Damn, I have ridden my bike down there and parked it outside his garage, Plus his KH was stood right next to mine up here... it must have caught it from there..

how many miles on yer crank Graham ?....

Rubbadub · Post by **Rubbadub** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 11:39 am

what happened wolfie?

Post by **Wolfie** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 3:23 pm

I've done 23,000 as shown by the speedo on Sunday (see pics), but when I built her 11+ years ago I did NOTHING to the business end..

No seals, no bearings, no rings, no nothing, she just went back together with a bit of looking and measuring beforehand.
She had stood for twelve years previous to me firing her up, so all in all I guess I did alright.

I had noticed it was getting a little noisy over the last few weeks/months whatever, but it was more a case of 'hmm is it noisier or is it just my old ears?'
But after Sunday's thrash around I could definitely hear it sounded different, sort of a hollowey, mettally, scrapey noise, louder on overrun at certain revs.

I was hoping for a simple blown gasket as one has been weeping for months now, but when I turned the engine over for the pistons to be travelling down the bore then pressed the tops, they all gave a little click as they dropped just that tiny bit further.

Ah well, I had scraped some coins together for other bike things but looks like it'll have to go on this..

I have a spare crank that just needs seals and bearings so might get either one sorted.. quick! just two weeks and counting....

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