So.. a blown headgasket..
I was riding on the highway stopped to refuel and afterwards bike wouldn't start. Battery voltage was fine, starter motor was spinning but not engaging. Got it started and after 2 minutes check engine light came on. Got home riding over backroads not going over 70. When I got home and inspecting the check engine light and the coolant was very low. Topped it up and started again. (I think starter wasn't engaging due to overheating in hindsight) saw some.faint white smoke and could smell something was off, this paired witht the low coolant level lead me to the conclusion of a blown headgasket.
Bike has 21000 km on it
Now the question is:
Get a garage to rebuild my top end and replace my headgasket. (Does anyone have an indication of how much this might cost?)
Get a DIY gasket kit and do it myself.
I have experience working on 2 stroke engine. I have replaced the pistons and cylinders on my Piaggio APE 50 two times now
(once for performance increase 50cc to 102cc and once because of the 102cc piston overheated as I had driven 250 km that day and the air cooling wasn't sufficient and a piece of it broke off 102cc to 102cc)
however no experience with valves and cams.
Further questions:
-Does anyone have a repair manual for a RC 390?
-What tools would be required for a top end rebuild?
-Does anyone have experience with this and tips to share?
All help is very much appreciated!!
I was riding on the highway stopped to refuel and afterwards bike wouldn't start. Battery voltage was fine, starter motor was spinning but not engaging. Got it started and after 2 minutes check engine light came on. Got home riding over backroads not going over 70. When I got home and inspecting the check engine light and the coolant was very low. Topped it up and started again. (I think starter wasn't engaging due to overheating in hindsight) saw some.faint white smoke and could smell something was off, this paired witht the low coolant level lead me to the conclusion of a blown headgasket.
Bike has 21000 km on it
Now the question is:
Get a garage to rebuild my top end and replace my headgasket. (Does anyone have an indication of how much this might cost?)
Get a DIY gasket kit and do it myself.
I have experience working on 2 stroke engine. I have replaced the pistons and cylinders on my Piaggio APE 50 two times now
(once for performance increase 50cc to 102cc and once because of the 102cc piston overheated as I had driven 250 km that day and the air cooling wasn't sufficient and a piece of it broke off 102cc to 102cc)
however no experience with valves and cams.
Further questions:
-Does anyone have a repair manual for a RC 390?
-What tools would be required for a top end rebuild?
-Does anyone have experience with this and tips to share?
All help is very much appreciated!!
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