HELP! Barfing Gas!
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Sorry Mods & folks... I had no idea which forum to put this in so please bear with me...
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Update...
After bouncing the problem off a few sources, one solution worthy of investigation popped up... The tank in its old state (sans petcock) must have flooded the works when I tied the line in a knot as a temporary fix. Unable to escape, this surplus found its way into the crank case where it mixed with the oil. the oil now having a higher level than normal purged the sludge somewhere out the back.
When I got home, I confirmed the oil tank did indeed reek of octane. So I bought 5 quarts of oil, planning to drain the excess, change the oil, let whatever excess contaminate attach to the fresh oil, changeoil a second time (along with filter), and the problem would be solved. I changed the oil and ran the bike, which has produced identical results! The bike runs strong for a few seconds, then dirty gasstarts purging right out there behind the oil tank. I shut the engine off thentried a couple of times more to ensure this wasn't some dormant sludge that has remained from the past. The engine will run strong about 30 seconds then kill. I didn't want to risk engine damage, so I stopped, but now I am stumped.
If there was a hell of a lot of gas that found its way to the crank case and into the oil, I figure it would have found its way out when I drained the tank. Is it actually possible that there was that much crap stored in the bike from thar overflow 3-4 nights ago that it would need some more purging sessions, or is there still something causing the gas to go shooting into the crank case? If so...???
After bouncing the problem off a few sources, one solution worthy of investigation popped up... The tank in its old state (sans petcock) must have flooded the works when I tied the line in a knot as a temporary fix. Unable to escape, this surplus found its way into the crank case where it mixed with the oil. the oil now having a higher level than normal purged the sludge somewhere out the back.
When I got home, I confirmed the oil tank did indeed reek of octane. So I bought 5 quarts of oil, planning to drain the excess, change the oil, let whatever excess contaminate attach to the fresh oil, changeoil a second time (along with filter), and the problem would be solved. I changed the oil and ran the bike, which has produced identical results! The bike runs strong for a few seconds, then dirty gasstarts purging right out there behind the oil tank. I shut the engine off thentried a couple of times more to ensure this wasn't some dormant sludge that has remained from the past. The engine will run strong about 30 seconds then kill. I didn't want to risk engine damage, so I stopped, but now I am stumped.
If there was a hell of a lot of gas that found its way to the crank case and into the oil, I figure it would have found its way out when I drained the tank. Is it actually possible that there was that much crap stored in the bike from thar overflow 3-4 nights ago that it would need some more purging sessions, or is there still something causing the gas to go shooting into the crank case? If so...???
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