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Old 05-23-2004 | 10:17 AM
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Hi there All

I was out bashing today and all was going well and I was having loads of fun. Then when I whent to start my buggie again it sounded like the one way bearing was slipping, but it then started and run a full tank off fuel without any probs. The next time I tryed to start it it seemed that the one way bearing had gone and it would not start the engine, but when I got home I had a look at the bearing and it seems to be ok. So I tryed to turn the flywheel and it turned to easy as thought there was no compresion ? so I took the glow plug off and turned it while looking and the piston dose not move at all ? I then took the rotor start off the back of the engine and truned the flywheel again and the shaft at the rear off the engine dos not turn eather ? So I turned the rear shaft and the same happend the piston did not move and the flywheel did not move.

I have only had the buggie 3 weeks and it has run without a problem untill today ? I have run 1 1/2 gallons of Blue Thunder 20%

I have taken the engine out of the Buggie to have a good look at it. When I turned the engine over there is damage to the bottom of the engine from the inside, it looks like something has blown in there and tried to punch through the bottom of the engine, plus there is also a rattle inside the engine DOH. Well since I have only had the Buggie for 3 weeks I will take the engine back and see if they will replace it as I am sure that the engines are not meant to come apart like that on the inside ?