cracked sleeve, is this workable?

[Mouthfulloflake]

check out these photos.

will this work, or is it a time bomb?

[SuperJETT]

Time bomb IMO. Heating/cooling cycles plus vibration won't be very good for it.

[Mouthfulloflake]

great.

:banghead:

[Big Kahuna]

yeah, it will eventually crack off and toast your bottom end and or cases.

[shepster]

tick tick boom, not much of a cross hatch on that bore either

[freestylegeek]

I think even just looking at it will make it worse.
Get that sleeve outta there!

[WAB]

Hey mouth, I have an extra 81mm 61x sleeve (ported) you can have if you want to try to get that one out....

[Mouthfulloflake]

Hey guys thanks.

I will email the guy and try and get my money back first.

[sflsurfrider]

you could use a diegrider and cut that portion out like some engine builders do when porting, etc.

if you have the option to get your money back, id say go for it.

[waxhead]

Its on the exhaust side
a major thrust side
you are thinking about the intake side
you cant grind that out

[Mile9c1]

I've seen big bore cylinders that have had both the intake and exhaust sleeves cut off, because they get thin @ 84mm.... better to get rid of them than risk cracking them off.

It will probably cut down on your piston life, but who knows how much. Probably not much if you're not racing.

[waxhead]

wow there is no way i would do that
imagine the load on the sleeve
i run my 84 mil ones at full length

[Mile9c1]

Well this particular cylinder that I saw was a high compression superstock cylinder... so it must work pretty well.

[waxhead]

I dont doubt it mile
I just dont know that i would want to do it