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a raging thirst for oil?
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 3:05 pm
Author: jon the gripper
my 1075 j2 has only done 3000 miles since rebuild,it has an oil cooler,gas flowed head,goes like crazy,and only smokes at over 100 miles an hour,a round trip of 200 miles it took a litre of oil,also there are no leaks? also should the camchain rattle,the chap i bought it from reckons this is normal and to tighten any more could do the engine in?
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 5:28 pm
Author: Pigford
These are older air cooled engines, and compared with newer water cooled bikes, do sound a bit mechanical
The cam chain shouldn't really rattle tho
You running a standard tensioner (hope NOT) or a billet thing, like APE or ORIENT EXPRESS? Check it asap
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:27 pm
Author: london calling
Must be something wrong to be using that amount of oil.
Maybe when it was bored out to 1075,a little too much was taken out??
Do a compression check and see what you get.
The cam chain shouldn't rattle either so this needs looking at,if it needs replacing it's an engine out and split job.
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:27 pm
Author: london calling
Must be something wrong to be using that amount of oil.
Maybe when it was bored out to 1075,a little too much was taken out??
Do a compression check and see what you get.
The cam chain shouldn't rattle either so this needs looking at,if it needs replacing it's an engine out and split job.
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 7:03 pm
Author: jon the gripper
the strange thing is the lack of smoke when running?!
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 7:09 pm
Author: Pigford
Jon, at that rate of oil loss, it must be visible somewhere?
Does she smoke on the overrun after a blast
So she don't smoke on start up, ................ or when warm when blipping throttle
No oil puddles after a run
It would be a good idea to get someone to follow you on a run to check for visual smoke from exhaust
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 7:18 pm
Author: Steve Cooke
If it's doing 200 miles per litre I dont think i'll be offering to follow could be a little slippy.
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 7:53 pm
Author: jon the gripper
its a strange one as if someone follows me she only smokes a bit at top revs and over 100 mph,wondering if it is something to do with oil cooler as this is non standard? be nice to have a dry day again tho!!
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:16 pm
Author: nealblath
it's either burning it or losing it!
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:06 pm
Author: Rich
Does it smoke when you shut off / accelerate? Has someone run it in too slowly and glazed the bores? Have you filled it and forgotten about pumping it round the cooler?
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 7:56 am
Author: rickman CRR
what type of oil are you using? modern fully synthetic seems to "escape" too easily in older engines.......
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:11 pm
Author: jon the gripper
think i have been a wally and not accounted for oil cooler needing extra oil,thanx for all the help though,good icebreaker tho!!
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:27 pm
Author: Pigford
How about a new nickname -
DIPSTICK
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 4:04 pm
Author: jon the gripper
ha ha nice one!
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:03 pm
Author: Rich
Think of all that worrying you've just done. In the words of the famous Homer Simpson - DOH!