I Think I Fixed the Engine of this $1000 KX250

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I bought a KX250 for $1000 a few months ago. This is the third episode of the KX250 revival series, and in this video I rebuild the engine and resurface the cylinder to hopefully resolve the coolant leak issue I had before.
Previous Episodes:
Episode 1 (teardown): • I Bought a $1000 KX250...
Episode 2 (wheels and triple clamps): • This $1000 KX250 Reviv...
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Комментарии : 119

@chestercalloway3812 Год назад

Thanks for showing the real struggle of working on old stuff.

@KincadePavich Год назад

Wait till the next video.. Linkage was gnarlyyyy

@nygaardmt Год назад

The jazz was spot on! It made me pour a glass of wine for breakfast 😂

@KincadePavich Год назад

Hahah I was laughing as I edited it, beating on that kickstarter to smooth jazz. Glad you liked it.

@thodieousk5853 Год назад

After a crazy morning in the ED. I needed this to calm down! Thank you for sharing your amazing project. It’s very inspiring to see your skill set.

@KincadePavich Год назад

I'm glad you liked it, thanks for the comment!

@stephenfrancis303 Год назад

Hahahah😂😂😂😂 i read the first sentance " After a crazy morning with ed

@jordanorozco7505 Год назад

that dang kickstarter, 3 hours. I could never. I would've thrown the whole engine in the garbage.🤣

@KincadePavich Год назад

Got it tho

@mototrailz Год назад

ok ok this series is too good...subscribed ✊

@KincadePavich Год назад

Let's gooo, welcome!

@kerm9807 Год назад

Loving the channel Dude from the UK 🇬🇧

@KincadePavich Год назад

Thank you!

@blaketurner2159 Год назад

Music straight out of a Tyler Perry movie 😂

@danniantons Год назад

Love the content keep em coming !

@KincadePavich Год назад

Thank you!

@Factory928AC Год назад

U did a lot of things that most ppl would do but would be embarrassed to show or get clowned on from the” I’d buy a new one or replace it while your there” type of ppl. Kuddos 🤟🏽

@KincadePavich Год назад

Thanks a ton I appreciate that

@rockman49er 5 месяцев назад

Omg im getting stuck nuts from now on dam karren and Kevin's 😮

@Ernbern124 Год назад

HAHAHA love the smooth Jazz! Love the videos man.

@KincadePavich Год назад

Hahah thank you so much!

@troyhubbard50 Год назад

Props for not giving up on that Kickstart lever! Even on my newer bikes after I've greased the splines with waterproof grease can still be a pain for whatever reason.

@stevenday6082 11 месяцев назад

Ow, Didn't see you there, Alright Deadpool, Maybe pore the coffee on the kickstarter an give it a little energy shot

@tomm5712 Год назад

Great channel man well done

@KincadePavich Год назад

Thank you!

@dustinrichards8401 Год назад

Music in the beginning is so soothing

@jebediahnightlinger6357 Год назад

Yeah, if you like the soundtrack of soft porn.

@dustinrichards8401 Год назад

@@jebediahnightlinger6357 it was a joke

@jebediahnightlinger6357 Год назад

@@dustinrichards8401 soft core porn is best viewed with a heavy metal soundtrack.

@AzSquid_777 Год назад

I just finished the full rebuild on my 2001 yz426f, I resurfaced the cylinder and the head the same way as you did saves me a hell amount of money, the crankshaft seized up and ruined the valves as well as the head, while I was at it I always wanted the head ported so I got that professionally done, bought aftermarket titanium piston and valves from wiseco, good valve guides from pro x and aftermarket cams from hot cams

@AzSquid_777 Год назад

I follow you and insta bro I absolutely love working on bikes, as well as you do 2 strokes are great and fun to work on.

@beer5111 Год назад

Keep up the work

@KincadePavich Год назад

Thank you!

@iven2430 Год назад

Broooo videos sooo satisfying 🔥🔥🔥

@KincadePavich Год назад

Glad you enjoyed!

@Hurricanen1172 Год назад

I have a 2004 kx250 and had a similar issue with coolant leaking into the engine. My problem ended up being the last owner didn’t put a head gasket it. Good luck with the bike! Those kx250s run great

@KincadePavich Год назад

Yikes! Hopefully I resolved mine. Thanks a lot.

@jordanshockley406 Год назад

@@KincadePavich hey when that thing goes up for sale if you're selling it I'm interested, I've been looking for a kx250

@KincadePavich Год назад

@@jordanshockley406 It will be for sale once I make sure she's running right and rip her a time or two. Where are you located?

@eamh2002 Год назад

@@KincadePavich Which of these 250's are the best, any tips? I'd like to get a 1996~ CR250 from somewhere (I'm a Yamaha DT + Honda CR fan) but I might be able to negotiate about a 2004 KX250 from a friend that I have ridden myself a few times too and I know the bikes recent history aswell. Hes having back problems and doesnt care to ride it so he MIGHT sell it if I offer some $$ :)

@jordanshockley406 Год назад

@@KincadePavich Whitehall, an hour from Bozeman

@roboco302 Год назад

Great job!!!!!

@joshellis6801 Год назад

Nice job

@KincadePavich Год назад

Thank you!

@WhatTimeIsIt369 Год назад

Thanks for the heads up on Loctite. I spend a lot of money on that product. That won't happen again.

@KincadePavich Год назад

Absolutely, gotta spread the word!

@PolarisEricson Год назад

I'm loving the jazz

@KincadePavich Год назад

Glad you liked it!

@supermototrolls7344 Год назад

Nice video! Build/rebuild vids are my favorite. Me, personally, I would at least change the main bearings if the cases are already apart.

@KincadePavich Год назад

Certainly contemplated it. It couldn't have hurt, that's for sure. Although despite the crustiness, there really was no cause for concern. The seals probably would've been wise if anything, but I think she'll be solid.

@supermototrolls7344 Год назад

@@KincadePavich I think and hope they will be ok. Fingers crossed and waiting for the first startup! Good luck!

@BayouATC_ATV_Life Год назад

Always put some packing grease on your Kickstarter lever. Preferably a high temp marine grease. Haven't had this issue since I been doing this.

@levispecht360 Год назад

Not pulling out and continuing to beat it, interesting verbiage. Nice work 👌

@KincadePavich Год назад

You know I'm a wordsmith

@danpoxon2425 Год назад

Keep up the good work mate👍🏽at some point are you going to be doing a full rebuild on a kx

@KincadePavich Год назад

I did one! It's the most viewed video on my channel. Here's the build: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CaNPxHTn3Ps.html

@mixonmachines Год назад

I will be trying stuck nuts thanks for the info

@KincadePavich Год назад

Awesome to hear!

@johnlouis5200 Год назад

i have 2 kx 250 engines 1992 and a 2001 both have fresh cylinder/powervalves if you ever need parts

@KincadePavich Год назад

Noted, thank you!

@yamahondazuki95 Год назад

Looking forward to this series. I have an 02 I'm looking to give some new life too. It's in great shape I'm just looking to give it some love and freshen it up while going a more modern route also. Loving this series so far 🤟

@KincadePavich Год назад

Awesome! Thanks so much!

@Apps759 Год назад

I loved your content, your journeys as a dirtbike rider and as a self-taught mechanic blow my mind, It hits differently when you love what you are doing. BTW I sent a message in your email and I hope you can have some time to read it🤗

@KincadePavich Год назад

Thanks so much! Not sure if I saw your email or not, what was it regarding?

@Apps759 Год назад

I emailed you again😊,

@Apps759 Год назад

@@KincadePavich Hello Kincade just a video editor whose reaching out to you ☺

@deancooper5513 Год назад

hahaha intro has the KX250 'make out' music bwhahahaha

@jerryhamilton8003 Год назад

I'm currently building a 2002 KX250. Nice video man. I'm hoping to find Plastics for 2003 and up. I don't like the shape of the rear number plates

@KincadePavich Год назад

I think you will have a hard time fitting 03 plastics if I remember correctly. I believe the tank and subframe design changed, but I'm not 100% sure. I also like the 03 and up plastics. Let me know if you make it work!

@tomt998t Год назад

At least you keep your tongue in your mouth while wrenching, which is more than can be said for me! Keep up the great work!

@KincadePavich Год назад

Hahah, thanks Tom!

@brettlaage9687 Год назад

I have some tempered glass for doing that. I haven’t tried it yet, but I hope that works better. I also have a small piece of granite.

@jessepeterson2093 Год назад

wow! I never knew about why i found this plate. Use glass😢

@bradholtzclaw3768 Год назад

I got Bob Ross vibes in the beginning

@clashclans5238 7 месяцев назад

Hey man great build . One thing I was curios about was on the pro x piston the rings that I got didn’t have a stamp indicating which was the top or bottom and I could not see a bevel , was yours the same way ? I’m thinking either ring can go either way ? Thank you if you decide to respond .

@KincadePavich 7 месяцев назад

If a ring doesn’t have any indication then yes it can go either way!

@loganriehle3584 Год назад

yessah!!!

@Sir_Wilo Год назад

Sheshh you beat your shaft for 3 hours?😨😨

@KincadePavich Год назад

A new record 🤣

@Sir_Wilo Год назад

@@KincadePavich 😂😂

@michaelanderson2689 Год назад

Good work - although I thought it was recommended to do a figure of 8 when rubbing the cylinder on wet and dry? Also did you check the head for damage?

@KincadePavich Год назад

Good to know! Like I said, never done it before. I was just winging it, so I hope it works. Yes, the head is good to go.

@ryonmaster Год назад

My dude have you thought about checking the squish after resurfacing the cylinder? Or are you confident there wasn’t that much shaved off that it would become an issue.

@KincadePavich Год назад

To be honest, I'm not an expert in this realm. Like I said, resurfacing the head was totally new to me. That said, it definitely was a *very* minor amount of material. That was part of why I was cycling the piston before I put the head on - to ensure it wasn't going too high on the cylinder. Realistically you are right, and this is something I should have done, but I think it will be okay. We will see!

@ryonmaster Год назад

@@KincadePavich I understand. It can still be done with the engine in the frame, though. Just put a small piece of tin of around 2,5-3mm through the spark plug hole. The correct squish clearance should be stated in the manual. Easy check, but a nice addition to your arsenal ;). Great videos, love to watch them.

@ryanbarnes6081 Год назад

I’m in Colorado, what trails are they trying to close?

@KincadePavich Год назад

www.coloradotpa.org/2019/08/02/lawsuit-rico-west-dolores-roads-and-trails-travel-management-project-final-record-of-decision/

@jasonjavelin Год назад

Are there any articles or info on the Loctite thing? I could t find much. Currently rebuilding a 94 KDX 200 and those used prices are tough so felt your pain on the kickstarter. Impossible to find a mf kickstand for a KDX that isn’t 200 bucks

@KincadePavich Год назад

I emailed Sean at Stuck Nutz to see if he has any specific info he can share, I'll get back to you! Morgan at Highland Cycles made a video discussing it as well, and said he looked into and confirmed all of it is happening but I didn't look into it more from there. Good luck on the 94!

@jasonjavelin Год назад

Awesome man thank you! Been keeping up with all the builds, you do stellar work!🤌

@calebrobb4292 Год назад

What year is this bike??

@JwsDirtShop Год назад

Just wondering. You did all that strip the frame down. Why didn't you repair and repaint the frame?

@KincadePavich Год назад

This is not a full build. I'm doing some cosmetics but the overall goal is get this bike running and ready to ride ASAP. Bike wouldn't be done until Christmas if I gave attention to every component.

@_UncleBo_ Год назад

Did you do a leak down test on it?

@KincadePavich Год назад

I did not

@_UncleBo_ Год назад

@@KincadePavich should be fine, send it!

@tferrill8748 Год назад

Did you check the head to make sure it's flat

@KincadePavich Год назад

Yes!

@austinabraham3024 11 месяцев назад

Why is it necessary to use glass under the sandpaper?

@KincadePavich 11 месяцев назад

Perfectly smooth and flat surface

@owend_8 Год назад

What do you think of a 98 rm125 that doesn’t run for $1,400?

@KincadePavich Год назад

Personally, wouldn’t touch it.

@owend_8 Год назад

@@KincadePavich ok thanks

@lawrencefranck9417 Год назад

You don’t know if the bearing or crank are good unless you test the runout.

@chestercalloway3812 Год назад

Hey just found your channel and was loving it until Rihanna.

@KincadePavich Год назад

Rihanna slaps

@danielwhiteley5941 Год назад

Didn’t check the squish 🤦🏻‍♂️

@beer5111 Год назад

First

@chuckfrisoli1170 Год назад

Did your 6% female viewership go up since your last video?

@KincadePavich Год назад

7.8% in the last 28 days now hahaha

@ryanfinlay5308 Год назад

I’ve Rebuilt 1000s of 2 strokes never once seen a cylinder warp, heads sometimes out a bit, but nothing a gasket doesn’t fill. you should have put that shit in the record books or a museum.

@KincadePavich Год назад

Just fired it up, appears my fix worked!

@MrKdr500 Год назад

when sanding on glass you are meant to do a figure 8 motion to even spread the load.

@KincadePavich Год назад

Good to know thanks!

@someoneyouknow96 Год назад

Love your channel. I was hoping for a sweet kx build but it’s going to be a budget build. You were doing so good there up until the Rihanna music. Come on man! But then you came back strong with the stuck nuts information. Keep us uninformed informed. Great job as usual.

@KincadePavich Год назад

Hahaha thanks for the comment. Rihanna has some bangers man. And don't worry, the CR is going to be all out once the KX is done!

@someoneyouknow96 Год назад

@@KincadePavich we out here in internet land look forward to more content. Thanks.