CBR600 F3 - the bane of my existance

[AndMetal]

I should have junked this or passed it off a long time ago, but I got a hell of a deal on a donor bike recently, so it looks like this thorn in my side may finally see the road once again. But first, some history...

 

 

I originally bought this bike back in August 2007 from a guy in Fostoria (through eBay) to replace my 2006 Ninja 250 that was totaled earlier that year:

 

 

 

When I went to pick it up and ride it back to Westerville, the guy said there was an issue with the coolant temperature gauge and trip meter, but that everything else should be fine. I made it all the way to the north part of Delaware before it died and coolant started spewing all over the place from the top of the radiator. I let it sit for a while at the end of a driveway for a while to let it cool down, during which time someone knocked it over:

 

 

 

Since it wouldn't stay running for more than a few minutes, I got it towed back to my apartment and eventually got it torn down:

 

 

 

which is where I saw what appeared to be the problem (coolant overflow line was nowhere to be found):

 

 

After tearing it down some more, I found it tucked under the gas tank near the air box:

 

 

 

I got it reconnected easily enough:

 

 

but unfortunately the damage was done:

 

 

 

I was hoping it was just the head gasket, but it turned out to be a cracked block.

 

 

Some time later, I bought a replacement motor from a guy on Craigslist and had a buddy put it in for me. It idled fine:

 

 

but had issues under load. I assumed it was due to the new carbs not being jetted (K&N filter + exhaust already on the bike), so I planned on putting the old carbs on the new motor and everything would be set. Unfortunately between not having a long enough screwdriver, having a kid, moving, and losing the long screwdriver that I bought during said move, it didn't happen right away. After about 3 years sitting outside under a (crappy) tarp, it finally made its way inside a garage and got the carbs pulled:

 

 

buuuuuuuut the heads are flooded/rusted:

 

 

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[AndMetal]

Fast forward to last week, I just happened to be cruising Craigslist and saw a decent deal on a motor and carbs from a guy up near Ashley. He offered to give me everything he had, delivered to me, for just the cost of the motor, which should give me everything I need, and then some, to get the bike running again.

 

 

 

Once I get some space back in the garage, I'm hoping to start transplanting the motor, buying any little things I need, and getting it moving. Once that's done, I may work on trying to fix up the old motor (bore it, port the heads, etc) and put it back in, but we'll see.