I've always pulled heads, but I have tools and enjoy stuff like that. Not sure... Got a mityvac type thing handy? Might work.
Kurt On Feb 16, 2012 4:52 PM, "Ralf Oehlerich" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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