Can't get bike running right!!
- Thread starter yooper trooper
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I'm in agreement with my original issue was a fuel problem. Carb is all cleaned up and float level has been properly set. I plan on getting a factory rebuild kit and going over it again. I haven't started the bike up yet for the following reasons. Checked the oil level the other day and found the tank to be pretty much empty! Bike has a history of wet sumping but never this bad. Figured I'd just drain the crankcase and all would be better. Removed the plug and got a very slight discharge..not wat I expected. Kicked it over and a BLAST of oil came out!! Scared me! I can understand oil ending up in the crankcase but don't know why oil didn't return to the tank after all that kicking I did dealing with the fuel problem. I have a Colorado Norton reed vavle intalled...did a vacuum test on it and it's working. Oil is back in the tank and I see no signs of wet sumping. I'm afraid to start the bike. I'm pretty sure kicking the bike over is the reason the crankcase loaded up and also the reason the bike got really hard to kick over. Frustrated!!!!
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Fast Eddie
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Don’t panic !
Frustrate ye not…
Kicking will return oil to the tank… eventually… but it takes a ridiculously long time ! You’re moving such a tiny amount each kick compared to a running engine.
The reason oil did not flow out when you tried to drain the sump is because the reed valve will not allow air in, and if air cannot get in, the oil will not flow out.
To drain the sump, when a reed valve is fitted, I always crack open a rocker cover, this allows air in, which allows the oil to flow out.
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