87 elite

myhonda · Post by **myhonda** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:03 pm

i got bran new rings in it and its still low on compression? where could i be losing compression from?

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:38 pm

maby your leakeing???

darat · Post by **darat** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 11:07 am

No really.. maybe you dont have the head tighten or did you forget to put a bottom end gasket in it when you took it off to do the rings? there is alot it could be.

myhonda · Post by **myhonda** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:15 pm

nope when i rebuilt it i got the gasket set and i know that i put them on when i did the rings. my wuestion is what should i check first? Yes the bolts on the head are tight no visual leaks anywhere thogh it would probly not be leaking anything to see it but air.

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:21 pm

cheack compression, it us possible for it to blow fast of dont wrong, or if there were faulty parts... also when my spree had a clogged exhaust i had NO accel...

myhonda · Post by **myhonda** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:52 am

i dont have a compression tester but i know by the way it feals from hand turn thwt it definetly is way under where it should be. could it be my reed valve?

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:34 pm

maby, take off your top end and see it its scored.....

myhonda · Post by **myhonda** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:48 pm

nope not scored it seems to have more compression if the moter is spinning backwards

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 8:47 pm

hahahahaha make sure you put the pison on the right way, direction matters.....

myhonda · Post by **myhonda** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 9:31 pm

the ex mark on the piston is faceing the exaust port.

this is what the head looked like when i took it off. it was cleen when i put it together. what causes this

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 9:43 pm

to much oil

myhonda · Post by **myhonda** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 6:39 am

could that of made me lose compression? it was running fro about 40 to 50 miles befor compression was lost.

taylornc50 · Post by **taylornc50** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 10:29 am

idn if this would do it but do u have the rings in the rong spot or u could of blown a gasket

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 11:53 am

if he blew a gasket he would know, unless you keep your engine dirty like yours talor haha. umm the rings wont go in if there in the wrong place, so id say take a pic of the piston and cylinder, i ran to much oil in my elite and it blew my engine, i have a adjustable oil injector, so take a pic of the ports on the engine to.....

myhonda · Post by **myhonda** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:43 pm

yes i know that karb is zippy tied on. it fell off while i was riding and thats what i had with me.