Good morning Nick. I put some notes beside some of your comments (in
brackets). I hope this helps. Be good. Peter Piazza.
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From: "nicholas.threader" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: Oil Consumption
> My bike has been using about a litre of oil every 1000miles--(This is
exessive for a 4 stroke engine)
> , i'm using Castrol 10/40-- (You may try a higher viscosity especially in
the summer), any info you come up with on this PITA problem
> would be much appreciated .
> When i go out on a run with my mates they all complain about the
smoke--(Smoke is not a good sign) when
> i rev hard between 7000/9000 rpm--(Is that the max RPM your engine revs
out ??????) , but they say it's black smoke--(Black is rich, there's too
much unburnt fuel exiting the exhaust) and they
> can smell fuel , i wonder if it's the oil burning that they can
smell--(Oil is the culprit if the smoke is blue\bluish) , but
> shouldn't the smoke be white ?--(White would suggest water\antifreeze in
the combustion chamber)
> I still get 40/50 mpg depending on how i ride .
> Do you get white smoke when you ride ?--(This is a fuel injected engine
with a catalytic converter. There should be NO SMOKE coming out the exhaust
when the engine is at its proper operating temperature. It's works exactly
like a modern day car.)
> Is you oil breather pipe from the crank case to the airbox clear ?
> I think valve stem seals maybe the way to go--(They're just 1 small part
of what's to come) .
> atb Nick T---
