dritchie Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 As some of you may remember, I have an EA-81 in my Rupp Trike. ( http://www.cyberonic.net/~dritchie/s_r_pics.html ) It has been "overheating" since it was built, in about 2002. I finely had a guy who kind of knows what he is doing, pull it apart because I thought I had a blown head gasket. He "maybe" charged me more then I should have paid, but now it seems to be running great. I finely had a real mechanic tear down the engine and discovered what we think is the reason for the overheating. Seems as though one head was "warped" just .015. head machined and new head gaskets, it now has run for over an hour and just gets to 180. Seems as though air in the coolant was causing a blockage, and thus overheating. IS this a "common problem, or did we fix something else with realizing it ?? Thank for any input Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstaru Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 i do know one thing.ea81's are usually damn bullet proof after they are treated properly.good job.she'll go far now!cheers, brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dritchie Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 That's why I used an EA-81 in the first place I am surprised that no one else has commented ?? Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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