Reply To: Metal Shards and Shavings in crankcase, not sure where from 2006 GT650 Carb
Is there any chance the bronze rods have any play in them if you could split them up ? as the gold bits may be coming from their needle bearings?
And is there any “play marks” in the piston skirts or the cylinder walls to suggest the pistons shook a little bit? I would look for anything suspicious that’s gold/bronze coloured including the oil pump itself internally?
Keep us posted , sorru to hear about it but well done for stripping it down , some people ride until it blows up!