I've got a 91 gsx 600 with about 30,000 miles. Last summer it never ran quite right, I checked the compression and got really low numbers (30 psi) on cylinder #2. I adjusted the valves but still had the same problem. In the mean time I started attending graduate school so my free time has been divided up between my family and school. I had little time to work on the bike, so I decided to take it into the dealership for some further tests.
Got a call today from the dealership. He said valve adjustment looked good, but there was a lot of carbon deposits (can't remember specifically where he found the deposits). He also said that the pistons were scratched and the rings looked pretty worn. He recommended replacing all the pistons, rings, & valve seals and decarbonising (not sure if that's a real word, but it's what he used) the head. He gave me a few other options, but i'm thinking if you're in there no sense in taking shortcuts. He hasn't given me an estimate yet, he wanted to ask me which way I wanted to go before pricing things out.
So here's my questions:
Do you think it would be better (more cost effective as well as long term reliablity) to buy a used engine or have the top-end rebuilt? any other suggestions?
He dropped the engine to examine the top end so the engine is out of the bike right now and he had no reservations about putting in a different engine for me.
Any suggestions would be appreciated, also if you know where I could get a good used engine for a decent price let me know.
I think it would be a good idea to either part out the katana or sell it as a project bike and pick up the 2007 GSX-R 750 the dealer has on the showroom floor but I got the sarcastic "OK" from my wife, so i'm thinking that's probably not my best option.
Thanks,
Nate
Got a call today from the dealership. He said valve adjustment looked good, but there was a lot of carbon deposits (can't remember specifically where he found the deposits). He also said that the pistons were scratched and the rings looked pretty worn. He recommended replacing all the pistons, rings, & valve seals and decarbonising (not sure if that's a real word, but it's what he used) the head. He gave me a few other options, but i'm thinking if you're in there no sense in taking shortcuts. He hasn't given me an estimate yet, he wanted to ask me which way I wanted to go before pricing things out.
So here's my questions:
Do you think it would be better (more cost effective as well as long term reliablity) to buy a used engine or have the top-end rebuilt? any other suggestions?
He dropped the engine to examine the top end so the engine is out of the bike right now and he had no reservations about putting in a different engine for me.
Any suggestions would be appreciated, also if you know where I could get a good used engine for a decent price let me know.
I think it would be a good idea to either part out the katana or sell it as a project bike and pick up the 2007 GSX-R 750 the dealer has on the showroom floor but I got the sarcastic "OK" from my wife, so i'm thinking that's probably not my best option.
Thanks,
Nate
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