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Ran great for a while there was evidence of this thing being trashed on and Friday night dropped a cylinder came here cleaned cabs ect.... Ride again same thing then I found this
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The lovely little gold nugget there is in the rear cylinder and the what I'm assuming is oil there came out of the front any suggestions near Portland Oregon it's my daily and I'm kinda screwed
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Shotround
is the top pic that of the front? is it at bad as it looks or just carbon buildup?

that second pic looks like gravel that fell in during something like a spark plug change. thats almost enough to scare me into making space in the garage for an air compressor.
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Compression Friday night was 168 across bolth the gravel looks gold I'm concerned it's the valve seat rear cylinder was kinda weak ... It runs great for about 5 min then it bucks misses loses a cylinder and wants to kill itself .... Cleaned the carbs checked plugs got oil on the front plug threads not in the combustion chamber was told it was stator pick up been told I was fuel delivery I just scoped it and found this I'm pretty screwed up because it's my daily... I've got loud noise coming from the right side of the case when it's running loud tapping ect... Like I've said before I'm open to input and direction
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Shotround
its gone past my skill level.
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Foc3016
I appreciate the response hope I hear from others
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scootersage
Are the valves and guides in good shape. One hanging when it warms up.
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No idea haven't dug in to it the compression test showed 166-168 across the two shortly after it started haven't leaked it yet but the water think has me suspicious checked the tps seemed great the carb felt kinda ruff when I parked it like grinding in the twist and the brass looking peace has me concerned but I don't know where to start
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scootersage
only place I can think of where brass is used would be a carb.
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Foc3016
Maybe valve seats ...
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But this is what I found seemed a bit shiny for gravel
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scootersage
What bike do you have. I have seen brass valve guides. I don't know what your engine uses.
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scootersage
if indeed that is bronze or brass off valve guide i would think the guide may be moving
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Foc3016
Xvs650 99-2000 not sure the code believe it's stock I've had a couple weird pops during acceleration or normal throttle and got progressively worse to constant during deceleration and down shifting as soon as I left off
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Foc3016
Very well could be but I don't believe it's enough to cause the problem I'm facing ...if gravel in the cylinder causes a dead cylinder and I miss it's gonna save me a lot of time n stress
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dmil123
you mentioned it is chopped and bobbed. If you eliminated stock air intakes or exhaust you may need to re-jet carbs if they are still original and may be one source of popping. What is the mileage and have the valve tappets ever been adjusted? Sounds like you have multiple issues... rust in tank, popping, loss of power when warm, loud tapping noise. You may have to thoroughly go thru each system (fuel delivery, ignition electrical, engine mechanical) and make sure they are all ok and serviced.
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Foc3016
It was running alright when I got running pretty good the exhaust is chopped no airbox mods ... The fuel system has had a few tanks through it the wash seemed to set it off the miss I'm dealing with
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dmil123
Try air drying with a leaf blower and check for water in a spark plug well.
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Shotround
Have you fished it out to see what it is yet? There’s all kinds of videos on YouTube about what debris in the cylinder can do.
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No I absolutely agree to I'll probably try tonight I'm going to try a vacuum with hand I've the exhaust to blast it with a pressure difference to hopefully get it out through the spark plugs well.... The leaf blower is a great idea for drying .. sounds like it's going to the shop tomorrow hopefully looks like I found a decent place .... I'll keep u guys updated it sounds like vape adjustments are really big with these bikes hope it's nothing too serious
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Sorry to hear you're having trouble. I'm not skilled enough to offer any advice, but we all can realize what a lousy feeling it is to find major problems.

I hope you find a simple, inexpensive answer.
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Six Shooter said:
Sorry to hear you're having trouble. I'm not skilled enough to offer any advice, but we all can realize what a lousy feeling it is to find major problems.

I hope you find a simple, inexpensive answer.
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Thanks man figured I'd take the opportunity to just mechanically do what I want to it enjoy it and pass it on... I found some stuff in the rear cyl the front looks burned up and I'm sure the valves need some love so it's going to the shop for some attention I'm actually looking for a good electrician for some other mods I think will set it apart ... I appreciate it man thank you
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