Maintenance & Technical > KX250 / KX125
'99 KX250 Rehab (Budget Rebuild)
Foxx4Beaver:
the bolt on the side of cylinder is a drain plug, so you can drain the cylinder before you remove it.
ecdeyzel:
--- Quote from: sandblaster on July 22, 2015, 02:58:51 AM ---I run light weight rim locks from Motion Pro
Then, I balance my wheels.... :-o
Cleaning?
There are many methods discussed on this forum.
Boiling, baking, oven cleaner, soda blasting, sand blasting, acid washing, hot water pressure washing, scotch brite... ect...
I use vapor blasting
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My concern is with the rim lock is drilling a hole myself since the rim I got doesn't have one. So will try riding without one.
Haha! Total showoff :lol: Really wish I can get my engine cases to look like that. Can you elaborate more on boiling or anything I can do at home for the internals? Will anything be really bad for the cylinder? I am rather new to the engine side of things so have lots of questions.
ecdeyzel:
--- Quote from: Foxx4Beaver on July 22, 2015, 06:01:18 AM ---I use my buddies solvent tank down the street for the internals.
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Do you think boiling will help? Will it be bad for the cylinder? And how do I do it?
--- Quote from: Foxx4Beaver on July 22, 2015, 07:11:20 AM ---the bolt on the side of cylinder is a drain plug, so you can drain the cylinder before you remove it.
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Cool thanks Foxx. The bolt was very stiff! Maybe I'll loosen it a bit and spray some penetrating oil to maybe loosen up the chalk stuff. Sure thats what is keeping it from coming out.
Foxx4Beaver:
--- Quote from: ecdeyzel on July 22, 2015, 09:20:29 PM ---Do you think boiling will help? Will it be bad for the cylinder? And how do I do it?
Cool thanks Foxx. The bolt was very stiff! Maybe I'll loosen it a bit and spray some penetrating oil to maybe loosen up the chalk stuff. Sure thats what is keeping it from coming out.
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I've never had to try boiling...I either use my buddies solvent tank, or the company I send my cylinders to...PowerSeal, to get re-plated....and they clean them up incredibly.
PB Blaster penetrating oil and a little heat...it'll come out.
ecdeyzel:
Hey guys! Here is a small victory update. The rear wheel is done and ready to go. New bearings, seals and grease, sprocket, stainless steel hardware, rim tape I made from bicycle tube and rim lock.
Getting a top end gasket kit soon and will probably be able to send motor bottom end off next month.
Ed
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