My GS filled its crankcase with gas because the vacuum diaphragm in the petcock had a hole in it. So the gas leaked into the vacuum line filling the #3 cylinder. And then leaking past the rings.
Allen Thomas On Dec 22, 2014 5:06 PM, "EGrider" <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh, I forgot about the vacuum. I was thinking especially about my 1978 > CB55K, which has no vacuum line from the petcock. It had no problem dumping > gasoline all over the transmission. I got some clear tubing from Home Depot > and led the carb overflows safely over the tranny and down to the pavement > in front of the back wheel. I also bought a $200 c/l bike one time that had > leaked gas through the carbs and into the crankcase, filling it to the top. > It did this in spite of the petcock vacuum line, though I'm not sure how. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
