I'm waiting one someone to recommend Seafoam™ -Kyle
On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 3:57 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]>wrote: > 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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