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Started by Monsterlover, March 06, 2010, 10:38:57 AM

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ducpainter

#15
March 07, 2010, 12:35:54 PM
There's probably enough damage to be either. :-X
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Monsterlover

#16
March 07, 2010, 12:42:55 PM
Indeed.

At the least this thing needs a piston and probably a cylinder.  Possibly a head or at the least maybe valves.

Possible the head's ok as well though.

On the front, not sure.  It might all be fine there.

I can't understand why it would have been running lean.  Green top injectors are the same from the 750ie to the 900ie, and I got the right computer for the 900. . .

[bang] [bang] [bang] [bang] [bang] [bang] [bang]
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ducpainter

#17
March 07, 2010, 12:46:00 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on March 07, 2010, 12:42:55 PM
Indeed.

At the least this thing needs a piston and probably a cylinder.  Possibly a head or at the least maybe valves.

Possible the head's ok as well though.

On the front, not sure.  It might all be fine there.

I can't understand why it would have been running lean.  Green top injectors are the same from the 750ie to the 900ie, and I got the right computer for the 900. . .

[bang] [bang] [bang] [bang] [bang] [bang] [bang]
Open airbox?
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    is even more amazing than yours."
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    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
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Monsterlover

#18
March 07, 2010, 12:49:57 PM
Nope.

Running the snorkels even.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

ducpainter

#19
March 07, 2010, 12:56:27 PM
Dunno...

It was undoubtedly lean.

You're sure it was a 900SS ecu? I remember there were some ecu issues when you did the swap.
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    is even more amazing than yours."
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    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Monsterlover

#20
March 07, 2010, 01:10:09 PM
One had the wrong pinout and the bike would crank but not fire the coils.

I got the correct ecu that fixed that.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Speeddog

#21
March 08, 2010, 08:11:07 AM
How many miles on that engine?

Hmmm...
Squashed sparkplug
Piece of ring on drainplug magnet
Crank won't do a full turn
Trans won't shift
Aluminum shrapnel inside shift drum

I'm betting either a catastrophic failure of either the piston or rod.
Could have dropped the head off of a valve.

Usually a piston that burns through due to a lean condition will result in a drastic loss of power and an epic smokescreen.
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Monsterlover

#22
March 08, 2010, 12:10:32 PM
mileage is unknown, but the po said it was like 6k.  I think it sat for a year or two.  I just put new belts and oil in it and let er rip.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Monsterlover

#23
March 30, 2010, 03:46:54 AM
Just wanted to update.

I borrowed a bore scope from the shop and went fishing down the plug holes.

Front cyl looks fine.

The rear cylinder is missing the piston.

All of it.

It's been pulverized into tiny bits.

Im even more sure than ever that this bike hates me [laugh]
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Ddan

#24
March 30, 2010, 03:03:30 PM
You really are awesome.     ;D
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junior varsity

#25
March 30, 2010, 04:52:24 PM
Too bad we can't get the bike's carcass to dallas for me tinker with.

Monsterlover

#26
March 30, 2010, 06:11:41 PM
Didn't I pm you asking if you wanted a shot at it? 

Maybe that was someone else?

Anyhow, deal king scored a complete 900ie off eBay for 775 shipped from FL

this time I'm going to make sure it's not running lean.

Maybe some dyno time with a pc3 or something.

After it's running it will probably be for sale.

Remember...

It hates me.

;D
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

junior varsity

#27
March 31, 2010, 05:22:47 AM
You did. Sigh. Perhaps it won't hate me! Must bother wifely unit some more.

ducpainter

#28
March 31, 2010, 05:51:13 AM
Quote from: Monsterlover on March 30, 2010, 06:11:41 PM
Didn't I pm you asking if you wanted a shot at it? 

Maybe that was someone else?

Anyhow, deal king scored a complete 900ie off eBay for 775 shipped from FL

this time I'm going to make sure it's not running lean.

Maybe some dyno time with a pc3 or something.

After it's running it will probably be for sale.

Remember...

It hates me.

;D
It wants to be a 750 again. [evil]
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Monsterlover

#29
March 31, 2010, 05:57:06 AM
It may hate me, but it doesn't hate me that much

;D
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**
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