Is that a stock piston in my kdx220??

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The only markings I can read is a capital letter A.
Without pulling the cylinder off, can someone tell me if thats an oem piston or a wiseco or a ???

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I think that's oem. They had a b and c markings.
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Impressive if its oem - the bike is 10 years old and hasnt grenaded.

I ordered a wiseco, so ill pull this one out soon and see if its cast or forged.

Anyone else care to guess if its oem/aftermarket? :boogie:
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i would guess that its oem and what is that green stuff in the top right of the top picture?
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I'm going to go forged.
I think I remember they don't like to machin cast Pistons because of the crustal structure. Cast have a outer layer which is most of its strength. That piston looks like it's machined to shape which is not as important to forged as the structure is the same through out.

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nL_Devv wrote:i would guess that its oem and what is that green stuff in the top right of the top picture?
paper towel shoved into the water port
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That's What I was thinking but it looked weird. When is your new piston supposed to arrive?
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This pic really firmed my belief this is an oem piston:

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stock 220 piston one letter and an arrow

http://www.kdxrider.net/forums/gallery/ ... age_id=413

New piston in a week or two
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I got 7500 miles out of my stock 220
http://www.kdxrider.net/forums/viewtopi ... 1&start=20
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I think it's oem if you look under 220 piston photos you'll see pics of my stock and aftermarket piston. I also see a lot of tiny dings in the top of your piston that I don't see in mine. Those are usually caused by con rod bearings coming apart or something that passed thru the intake and pounded the top of the piston. Like sand getting by the airfilter.
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mtaylor wrote:This pic really firmed my belief this is an oem piston:

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stock 220 piston one letter and an arrow

http://www.kdxrider.net/forums/gallery/ ... age_id=413

New piston in a week or two
man not riding for a week or two sucks lol
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Not riding for a couple weeks would suck,
thats why its good to have options.

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Here's the stock piston from my '03.

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Well looks like I'm the only one that guessed wrong. Only solution is to stick my head back up that dark spot under my tail and crab walk home.
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HOOLLY SHIEEETT!!!

I was too early to say "Impressive if its oem - the bike is 10 years old and hasnt grenaded."
I pulled the cylinder off today and daaaaaamn that piston its trashed!!
How is it that the bike still runs?!?!
There must be bits of aluminum scattered and embedded throughout the bottom end, just look at the connecting rod... :blink:

Sure am glad I pulled this apart, but really how much more damage could have happened, its already faaked.
The piston rings sure are effing loose tho.

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That's where all those little marks on top the piston came from
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That bottom end really should be split now. You'll never be sure you got all those bits out otherwise.
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Julien D wrote:That bottom end really should be split now. You'll never be sure you got all those bits out otherwise.
Definitely.

I once tried flushing a bottom end. I lost track of how many times I flushed it. The last couple of times the solvent came out clean. I sat there and looked at it and thought I couldn't fully trust that it was clean. Split the cases and found debris still stuck between the bearings and seals.

I'm sure the engine spinning at 8,000+ rpm would have dislodged that stuff though.
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Wow as if the bike still ran
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mtaylor wrote:HOOLLY SHIEEETT!!!

I was too early to say "Impressive if its oem - the bike is 10 years old and hasnt grenaded."
I pulled the cylinder off today and daaaaaamn that piston its trashed!!
How is it that the bike still runs?!?!
There must be bits of aluminum scattered and embedded throughout the bottom end, just look at the connecting rod... :blink:

Sure am glad I pulled this apart, but really how much more damage could have happened, its already faaked.
The piston rings sure are effing loose tho.

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that's impressive damage, but more impressive that it still ran instead of spitting pieces out with each revolution.

good call on pulling it apart, and more testimony to the need for replacing stock 220 pistons.
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