e-series carbon problem

[jak1389]

i just recently took off all the discs and stuff to clean them and i put them back on the other day. i went out riding yesterday and there's carbon starting to build up not only on the discs but coming bacck and making a residue on the actual exhaust further down the pipe. what gives? this wasn't happening before. is it time for a top end rebuild?

[6858-400ex]

THAT IS NORMALL

[RiderTRX400ex]

sounds normal... maybe a little leak

[jak1389]

Originally posted by RiderTRX400ex
maybe a little leak

a little leak in what?

[RiderTRX400ex]

where is the carbon showing up... where the exhaust pipe meets the can itself? where the e slip on meets the head pipe?

[jak1389]

the carbon is showing up right past the discs on the can itself. there is also carbon build up on the discs also, i believe thats normal. the carbon before never showed up on the can itself before and was wondering why.

[400exredrider]

you put the discs on in the right direction?

[jak1389]

yea i think so the disc part where the curve is faces towards the can right?

[colt45er]

The discs are supposed to blow away from the can, away from the quad. . That how all the ones i've seen are and thats how mine is

[jak1389]

thanks. that makes alot of sense. :D i just feel really dumb now. lol. o well it happens

[400exredrider]

yeah thats exactly what i was thinking you did :cool:

[bwamos]

Originally posted by jak1389
thanks. that makes alot of sense. :D i just feel really dumb now. lol. o well it happens

Always good to make a silly mistake.. as opposed to having an actual engine problem.

I remember towing my buddies 300ex about 5 miles back to the trailer because it dumped it and it wouldn't restart. Once we got back, we noticed he accidentally hit the red kill-switch.. hehe. Everyone has to do that once.. lol.

[jak1389]

yea, most defiantly, im happy that it is an easy fix and nothing major.