Open valve makes sense. The same Coffee colored stuff came out of the exhaust.
How do I get that out without pulling the head? On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 4:50 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]>wrote: > Sometimes the ring is just stuck. The water may have come from the > atmosphere, slowly working through the intake path, condensing when it got > cold and never really evaporating. > > An open valve on that cylinder is all it would take. > > I would worry less about the no-compression, as stuck rings can unstick > themselves with a little time. > > I don't know of an online version, but the paper copies of Clymer are > fairly cheap. > > Kurt > On Feb 16, 2012 4:40 PM, "Ralf Oehlerich" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It did sit outside for 6 years and needs everything redone. It is air >> cooled. Where did the water come from??? Strange. I am more worried about >> the no-compression on #4. Not sure if I dropped a ring. I have never pulled >> a head. I try to avoid engine work. I dont have the maual either yet. >> Do you know if there is a Clymer or Haynes online somewhere? >> >> On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 4:25 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> I'm assuming you have the tank off already, so you may want to shine a >>> light down in #3 first to get a rough idea what awaits you, but oddly high >>> compression and milky coffee effluent tells me you probably have water >>> damage in there. >>> >>> Kurt >>> On Feb 16, 2012 4:14 PM, "Ralf Oehlerich" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks. Looks like Coffee with lots of MILK. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Kurt Nolte >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Sounds like you have build up in #3. Might be worth it to pull the >>>>> head, make sure you won't break things. >>>>> >>>>> Kurt >>>>> On Feb 16, 2012 4:05 PM, "Ralf Oehlerich" <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I just pulled the plugs and got the engine unstuck. Oil is running >>>>>> out that hole as expected. I am looking into tapping out the old thread >>>>>> and >>>>>> putting a new plug in there. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have a lot of brown stuff shooting out at me from cylinder 3. I >>>>>> dumped some oil into each cyl earlier today. It looks like a mixture of >>>>>> oil >>>>>> and water. The oil coming from the hole is nice and black. I have good >>>>>> compression on 1+2 (around 120) way too high on 3 (over 200) with the >>>>>> brown >>>>>> soup and no compression (under 50) on 4. >>>>>> >>>>>> I will plug the hole, drain and add oil and see what happens. I also >>>>>> need to rebuild the carbs and everything else. >>>>>> >>>>>> Just wanted to make sure that this hole should be plugged. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Wow, that's definitely some Previous Owner After Market Magic going >>>>>>> on there. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -Kyle >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 2:35 PM, Ralf Oehlerich < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks so much. I think I found the bolt on BikeBandit. It is the >>>>>>>> open hole you see here. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 3:25 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Welcome to the group. You can send a picture just by attaching it >>>>>>>>> to the email. I'm not quite picturing what hose you're talking about >>>>>>>>> unless >>>>>>>>> it's one of the lines to the oil cooler. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -Kyle >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Ralf Oehlerich < >>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I work on bikes as a hobby and just picked up a 83 NightHawk >>>>>>>>>> 650. >>>>>>>>>> On the right side, lower front of the engine is a metal hose that >>>>>>>>>> broke off. Nothing is attached to the hose but a fitting. I assume >>>>>>>>>> this >>>>>>>>>> would be for an after market Oil temp gauge. >>>>>>>>>> In any event, the hole is now open with the fitting broken off >>>>>>>>>> inside. Is there a way for me to cap that hole if I get the old >>>>>>>>>> threads out? >>>>>>>>>> I can send a picture if needed. Not sure if I can just atatch >>>>>>>>>> one. 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