Smokey crankcase!

[j4cko]

I bought a Genesis a few months back that i intended to turn into a track toy (on a budget of course)

When i bought it, it was a non-runner, but a bit of easy start and it was away. It needs a good carb clean etc... but is running ok, apart from the rather smokey crankcase! I had to take the pipe from the crankcase off the airbox, as it was suffocating the engine. So i'm guessing that the rings are shot, but i don't know what is the best way to go about it.

- Sell the bike as a project
- Fit a new engine
- Try and fix the current engine.

Someone please help me make up my mind!

Cheers

[barryfzr]

hello hello

- Sell the bike as a project ...yep could do If you have any plastics I'd buy ;oD

- Fit a new engine.....yep for a track toy you could fit a fzr600 3he or a thundercat lump with little bother


- Try and fix the current engine.....If its rings its probably not worth spending the £££'s for new parts when s/h engines / bikes are out there

Have you give it a good few runs to see if the smoking settles down?

[j4cko]

I've only ridden it round an industrial estate a few times, as it isn't on the road. I'm going to stick a standard air filter in, it currently has a k&n and doesn't seem too happy about it! Then I'll give it a few more goes

[Evilchicken0]

I don't think the K'n'N makes any difference the restriction is in the snorkel.
Give the engine a compression test, but if it's the rings then your better off throwing a 600 in there although 1WG engines can be found.

[j4cko]

Which 600 engine codes do I need to look out for?

[Evilchicken0]

3HE is easiest to fit.

[barryfzr]

Try and avoid an 89' one though as it has a separate oil cooler....not the end of the world, just another set of brackets to make

[Morespeedvicar]

Have you tried changing the oil, just incase the oils got pertol in it if its been stood for a while? Maybe worth a try. It may stop smoking a bit with a few good thrashings, i would of thought if the rings had gone that much the exhaust would be smoking like crazy aswell?
Cheers
Ian

[j4cko]

It does a bit, but I think it's more condensation than anything yet. I hadn't changed the oil, because I didn't want to spend money on a knackered engine, but I'll give it a go, cheers

[j4cko]

Do the 400 engines with the silver casings fit the genesis? Or does it need to be a black one? If they don't fit, what's different?