I've been reading your posts and a couple ideas have come to mind... if the bike was full of oil last time you checked it, and it ran a bit, and if the piston rings are bad, its possible that your burning oil, which could be why the mechanic said it was 'out' of oil. A compression check "kit" is basically a fitting that screws into where your spark plug normally goes attached to a vacuum line w/ a pressure gauge (preferably the kind that have a reading that sticks) on the other end. To get the gauge to read compression you have to crank over (not start) the motor. this can be done w/ the starter or by turning the crank if you have access.. hope that helps a bit. The mechanic saying that the there is low compression on #3 might be an indication of bad rings? I'm no mechanic, but I have had some experience.. my next mechanical project is a complete rebuild of a small block international v8... I'm projecting a couple of weeks for that project... hopefully if you have to rebuild the engine in your bike it doesn't take near as long!
On Sunday, March 4, 2012 9:41:15 PM UTC-5, stefano wrote: > > Tinkrmann, > Thank you for the information. > What is the best way to do a compression check? Is there a kit that you > can buy somewhere? Also, are valves generally hard to replace? > > Stefano > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/nighthawk_lovers/-/PMUqwtYRLCUJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
