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Offline sweetramtin

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NEED HELP WITH A FRAGMENTED BANDIT250
« on: June 02, 2012, 01:51:18 PM »
Hi guys
i want to gather up a bandit 250 but i'm not skilled enough.i'll be glad if you help me doing this  :thumb:
i'm starting my first question with carburetor:
-where should i connect these 3 tubes which i have specified in the picture below?

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Offline Chris H

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Re: NEED HELP WITH A FRAGMENTED BANDIT250
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2012, 04:40:23 PM »
1 are breathers and not too important, they may connect to the air box.
unsure about 2.
3 is fuel in from the tank.

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Re: NEED HELP WITH A FRAGMENTED BANDIT250
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2012, 03:09:19 AM »
1 are breathers and not too important, they may connect to the air box.
unsure about 2.
3 is fuel in from the tank.
Thanks for your reply pal.
I have found this pic and number 1 are connected to something else!

and i think 2 are for exiting extra fuel.
next questions are on the way guys  :beers:  :motorsmile:

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Re: NEED HELP WITH A FRAGMENTED BANDIT250
« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2012, 06:50:18 AM »
Yep, 2 are for fuel overflow, 3 is for fuel inlet and 1 appears to be fed to a catch tank of some sort... perhaps emissions based?

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Re: NEED HELP WITH A FRAGMENTED BANDIT250
« Reply #4 on: June 03, 2012, 01:37:21 PM »
Thank you dear bullet  :thumb:
i'm going to ask my next question,sorry for my too many questions. :roll:
-what is the hole which i've specified on the picture below?and what should be connected to it?

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Re: NEED HELP WITH A FRAGMENTED BANDIT250
« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2012, 02:10:06 PM »
I'd have initially said it was an oil feed, however after seeing this I'm doubtful:



Is the hole threaded at all? If it's not, then for now it would seem it's nothing to worry about.
I'll keep looking, and edit this post if I find anything :grin:

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Re: NEED HELP WITH A FRAGMENTED BANDIT250
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2012, 04:58:05 AM »
It is not threaded but it has a track in it,and when i tilt the engine oil comes out of the hole(it has to be covered with something)


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Re: NEED HELP WITH A FRAGMENTED BANDIT250
« Reply #7 on: June 04, 2012, 09:04:54 AM »
Well it doesn't seem to protrude enough for it to have a hose attacked to it with a jubilee clip, and neither is the mating surface clean, so it can't be bolted upto it.

I can't find anything online or a close up of an engine to see what else is meant to be connected to it.
Remains a mystery until the 250 brigade get here.

I've had a look through another few hundred photos and the closest pics I can find are these:
(I can't see anything in the hole at all in either of them).





« Last Edit: June 04, 2012, 09:53:40 AM by bullet5 »

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Re: NEED HELP WITH A FRAGMENTED BANDIT250
« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2012, 11:06:45 AM »
Thank you very much for your effort,don't get yourself to trouble that much pal  :beers:
the only thing i found out is that the hole is connected to the water pipes inside the engine and maybe it refers to the coolant system.
i'm working on it anyway,and whenever i faced with a problem i'll bother you with my questions again!  :grin:
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Re: NEED HELP WITH A FRAGMENTED BANDIT250
« Reply #9 on: June 04, 2012, 11:26:49 AM »
It's fine mate, i've not got a lot on today, so needed something to keep me busy. :thumb:

The right hand hole is definitely a water/coolant hose, but I wasnt sure about the center one, as I cant see any pics off another hose coming off it, and surely there would be enough flow through the one right hand pipe to keep the lump cool..? :shrug: (in order as the engine sits in the photo).

Anyway, good luck finding an answer!
All the best,
Bullet5.

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Re: NEED HELP WITH A FRAGMENTED BANDIT250
« Reply #10 on: June 07, 2012, 09:40:08 AM »
Thats not so good!
There should be a metal plug in the hole (core plug) its where the sand is released after the block has been cast.
The hole is simply pluged with a metal disc and generaly only comes out if the head gasket has gone and pressure in the coolant has risen high, could also be caused by a bad rad cap not blowing off BUT this is usually a sign of head trouble. :sad:
Lets hope im wrong!!
I dont think they can be bought so a new plug would have to be turned and fitted.