Diesel Goober, you got compitition!! (Im an Idiot)

[TLRthumper]

Well, last night I began to put my bike back together, after 4 months of painting, rebuilding the engine, frame etc. I spent god knows how much, (enough that my spot under the tree will be scarce) Well, it was all going smoothly, everything is almost buttoned up, when I decide to turn the engine over a few times, just to make sure everthing is peachy (It was, wait for it) today, when I got home from school, I went to put the carb on, I bent over to pull the paper towel out of the intake, and suprise, suprise!, its deep in the head, wrapped around the valve stem!!

Arrggrgrgrg! I cannot believe I forgot to pull it out before turning it over! ##&!@)^E! I managed to pull it all out, but I'm sure a few shreds made it into the combustion chamber. I had to hook it out with a wire, blast it compressed air etc, even got the shop vac, lol.

My question is, I can see a shred or two trapped between the valve and seat, I tired opening the valve, and that helped a bit, but I'm sure there are a few little bits floating around. Will it kill my freshly rebuilt engine if a few bits of Kleenex are in there? I know it seems stupid, but Id much rather ask then find out it sticks in a valve guide, or seat or something like that.

Feel free to laugh, I had to myself.

[Mr. Neutron]

Hoo, boy, TLRthumper, this is one competition neither of us really wants to win, Dude!!! ?

Thankfully, we have the online support group that is thumpertalk.com....... Here, those of us that are ham-filsted boneheads with wrenches can possibly recover, and lead more or less normal, unoproductive lives.... ?

Seriously, my Canadian friend, I'm thinkin' that a few little shreds of something like a paper towel ain't gonna hurt anything in the least.... The first time ya fire the thing up, I'm certain it's gonna become "combustion chamber flambe", & go right out the ole exhaust....

Now, if it was something like 60 grit sandpaper, all bets are off.... ?

Hopefully, we're both gonna be able to put all this stuff behind us now..... ? And I sure hope everything else goes well for ya, TLR!!!!

[OregonTrail]

Man, I'm taking my 2-stroke and going home! Jimmie, next Woodland race you make sure you stop over and see us 'Mutts'

[TLRthumper]

Its alive! Just started it at about 9:30, neighbours loved it. It purrrs like a kitten now, much better, no cam-chain rattle. I will post some pics of it tomorrow if you like, as I started off just doing a engine rebuild, and ended up doing a frame-up restoration. Funny how that works.

Are there any serious break-in procedures I should take heed to? I just got new rings and a light hone, but my manual says to take it easy for a certain number of miles, but I dont have an odometer!

Thanks for all your help, this site rocks

[XT350]

let it idle until it warms up to normal temps, take it out to a road where you won't have any traffic. Bring it up to about 60 ish and then let it come down (by itself no brake) to 30-35 mph. repeat the above mentioned at least 30 or 40 times. Beside that don't lug it and don't baby it and above all else have some fun.

PS After you let her warm up, shut her down and change the oil, after you start to seat the rings in(60-35 up and down) change the oil,after that change her once a week for a month and your good. Don't use any expensive oil for breaking her in, it won't be in long enough to make a difference