At the 13000 km service, the Skyteam V- Raptor showed significant metal particles in the engine oil. At 13200 Km engine vibes increased beyond ignoring it.
The engine isn´t totaled yet and still ran good with normal performance. A repair might be possible with considerable but not overwhelming effort.
(Bearings and possibly a new crankshaft.)
The Season is just beginning and i do not want to start with an engine overhaul. Sometime in fall will be soon enough.
So i bought a new Engine.
The kit included: ready to install Motor plus carburator, CDI unit, regulator/rectifier, ignition coil. (just like Loncin deliveres it to the production line.) so i have some spares for future use.
deinstalling engine
empty frame
New motor
Ready to run
Mess, still to clean up
Still have to do the shakedown ride, but the engine runs good and smoth already.
I will report about diagnosis and repair of the "old" engine in time.
aah... cost factor was 690€ for the complete kit.
regards
Juergen