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New Build useing oil - 5/18/2008 7:01:27 PM

swampking

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Status: offline Have about 1600 miles on a new HTTC build and have used 2 Qts. of oil. Checks out at 210 LBS in both cylinders. Any ideas

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RE: New Build useing oil - 5/18/2008 7:53:55 PM

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Status: offline Is it burning oil, can you see it smoking? If not look in the primary and see if the oil level has raised two qts.

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RE: New Build useing oil - 5/19/2008 8:40:42 AM

schmeg

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Status: offline If its burning that much. the plugs would indicate such.

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RE: New Build useing oil - 5/19/2008 3:07:22 PM

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ORIGINAL: schmeg

If its burning that much. the plugs would indicate such.

Plugs won't show oil if the oil is coming from the exhaust valve guide or exhaust valve seal.

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RE: New Build useing oil - 5/19/2008 3:56:40 PM

mtclassic

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Status: offline Doc, would the plugs look bad if it was a ring problem? Just curious as I know a guy who's bike smokes but his plugs are white and he thinks it might be the rings. I have not seen it but he says it smokes on start up and blows white smoke.

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RE: New Build useing oil - 5/19/2008 5:41:55 PM

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Doc, just curious, how does the crankcase oil get into the primary?

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RE: New Build useing oil - 5/19/2008 6:27:47 PM

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Doc, would the plugs look bad if it was a ring problem? Just curious as I know a guy who's bike smokes but his plugs are white and he thinks it might be the rings. I have not seen it but he says it smokes on start up and blows white smoke.

If there is oil in the combustion chamber the plugs will show it.

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RE: New Build useing oil - 5/19/2008 6:36:38 PM

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ORIGINAL: 2005UltraNC

Doc, just curious, how does the crankcase oil get into the primary?

If the seal is bad on the left side sprocket shaft bearing oil will pass through it with every down stroke of the pistons, if the compensator nut loosens the clamp load is released on the sprocket shaft seal and spacer which will allow oil to pass through the bearing and spacer with every down stroke of the piston. As the pistons travel down the cylinders pressure is built up in the crank case and that pressure will find the fastest way out and carry oil with it, if your having a sumping problem at the same time as yoiu have a seal problem the primary will fill up with two or three qts of oil faster than you can imagine.

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