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'97 Daytona Missing Freeze Plugs - Yikes!
Hello All,
Earlier this year I picked up two Tigersharks and a trailer very inexpensively (knowing that they’d need work.) One is a ’95 Tigershark 900 and the other is a ’97 Daytona 1000. The guy that I picked them up from had the 900 running when I took a look at them but said that the 1000 hadn’t been fired up in a year and had a dead battery. He also said that they had been “properly winterized” last year and the 1000 probably just needed a battery charge. That's a good thing since winter typically gets down to around minus ten around here.
I gave the 1000 a quick once-over and didn’t see anything major wrong. Since the 900 was running and the trailer was in good condition, I figured that the 1000 was basically a bonus so I wasn’t too worried about some work I might need to do.
Long story short – I had to change the starter on the 900 but that’s it. The 1000 is a whole other story. After getting back home to the garage I realized that both of the plugs in the rear of the engine block were missing (Water Gallery & Balancing Shaft.) Believe it or not, the engine has decent compression 110-120.
I have drained and replaced the fuel and oil, cleared the battery vent & replaced the battery. Also replaced fuel & water lines & cleaned the carburetors. You name it – all of the easy items have been checked out and cleaned.
Pardon my two-stroke ignorance, but I don’t believe that I can get this guy running without these plugs in place since the crankcase will have no pressure. That is, even if the bottom end hasn’t been thoroughly damaged by a “proper winterizing”. When I turn the motor over, the #1 & #3 cylinder spark plugs have oil them, but the #2 plug has a kind of oily/watery “gel” on it. I shop-vac'd out all of the water in the exhaust & when I tip the trailer back all the way there dosen't seem to be any water coming out of the exhaust or the block.
Expert opinions welcome - even if your opinion involves parting it out. I’m not equipped – nor do I have enough time to swap out an engine.
Thanks for the help!
Earlier this year I picked up two Tigersharks and a trailer very inexpensively (knowing that they’d need work.) One is a ’95 Tigershark 900 and the other is a ’97 Daytona 1000. The guy that I picked them up from had the 900 running when I took a look at them but said that the 1000 hadn’t been fired up in a year and had a dead battery. He also said that they had been “properly winterized” last year and the 1000 probably just needed a battery charge. That's a good thing since winter typically gets down to around minus ten around here.
I gave the 1000 a quick once-over and didn’t see anything major wrong. Since the 900 was running and the trailer was in good condition, I figured that the 1000 was basically a bonus so I wasn’t too worried about some work I might need to do.
Long story short – I had to change the starter on the 900 but that’s it. The 1000 is a whole other story. After getting back home to the garage I realized that both of the plugs in the rear of the engine block were missing (Water Gallery & Balancing Shaft.) Believe it or not, the engine has decent compression 110-120.
I have drained and replaced the fuel and oil, cleared the battery vent & replaced the battery. Also replaced fuel & water lines & cleaned the carburetors. You name it – all of the easy items have been checked out and cleaned.
Pardon my two-stroke ignorance, but I don’t believe that I can get this guy running without these plugs in place since the crankcase will have no pressure. That is, even if the bottom end hasn’t been thoroughly damaged by a “proper winterizing”. When I turn the motor over, the #1 & #3 cylinder spark plugs have oil them, but the #2 plug has a kind of oily/watery “gel” on it. I shop-vac'd out all of the water in the exhaust & when I tip the trailer back all the way there dosen't seem to be any water coming out of the exhaust or the block.
Expert opinions welcome - even if your opinion involves parting it out. I’m not equipped – nor do I have enough time to swap out an engine.
Thanks for the help!
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