Ok. So the motor is broken in and ran 2 tanks at 32:1. Dropped down to 16:1. Took the bike for a good 15 mile ride over the weekend and after returning there was an amount of oil on the top of the head, opposite of the spark plug and above the exhaust. Everything ran well and had no overheating but the chain did pop off once but my new tensioner should fix that. Just checkking what could cause this. Top of the head is tight, same with the exhaust.
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Al.Fisherman
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Coming out from between the cylinder and head??
How did you tighten the head down (150-200 INCH pounds)..torque wrench? Sounds like a blown head gasket. Did you mill the head down?
Al.Fisherman
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Instead of adding a extra head gasket, two would be prone to leak over 1 gasket (with the extra it will make it easier to start, not as much compression) I would 1. Spray the gasket with copper kote (Auto Zone, Advance or any auto parts store), and mill the head down to insure a flat surface. Using 220 grit sandpaper on a sheet of glass and work by hand, only taking enough off that you can see a shiny gasket surface. As far as bog...adjust the needle in the seat..the clip, inside the carburetor.
I was only going to swap the gaskets out and not add a second on top of that. Never thought of the sandpaper and glass idea. Now do I use it on the head or the gasket after I spray it with the copper adhesive? I have the Permatex spray at work so Im gonna use that.
Al.Fisherman
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Use the spray on both sides of the head gasket..I do it twice. I true both the cylinder and head, then put the coated gaskets on.
150 to 200 inch pounds. Joking aside, what pull I have with my arms will differ then yours..that's why we have torque wrenches. My my 33 yo son's arms cant match these 64 yo arms. Some studs are 8mm (150-200 inch pounds) and some are 6mm (60-75 inch pounds).
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motorpsycho
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ok, no one has mentioned his gas-oil ratios that he mentioned.
he said that he started out (break in) with 32:1 and then dropped down to 16:1.
16:1 has more oil in it that 32:1 and it's quite possible that the extra oil from the 16:1 mix is leaking out around the spark plug. The little gasket/washer on the spark plug is only meant to be used one time because they crush once you tighten the plug and seal themselves against the cylinder.
If he's pulled the plug out and used the same gasket/washer, it's quite possible that it's not sealing well enough and letting the extra oil from the 16:1 leak out.
The 16:1 gas oil ratio COULD cause it to bog because that is a very oil-rich mixture.
Unless he typed that info wrong (started with 32:1 and dropped to 16:1) and he meant to type that he started with 16:1 and dropped down to 32:1.
The higher the first number, the less oil is in the mix.
16:1 has a lot of oil, 20:1 has less oil, 32:1 has even less oil and 50:1 has even less oil than that.
If there is oil leaking out from between the head and cylinder right where the gasket is, i would suspect that the head gasket is leaking.
If the oil is on top of the head (which is what he stated) then i would suspect that it's leaking out from around the spark plug.
A blown head gasket will generally show oil leaking between the head and cylinder and down the side of the cylinder and not up on top of the head itself.
he said that he started out (break in) with 32:1 and then dropped down to 16:1.
16:1 has more oil in it that 32:1 and it's quite possible that the extra oil from the 16:1 mix is leaking out around the spark plug. The little gasket/washer on the spark plug is only meant to be used one time because they crush once you tighten the plug and seal themselves against the cylinder.
If he's pulled the plug out and used the same gasket/washer, it's quite possible that it's not sealing well enough and letting the extra oil from the 16:1 leak out.
The 16:1 gas oil ratio COULD cause it to bog because that is a very oil-rich mixture.
Unless he typed that info wrong (started with 32:1 and dropped to 16:1) and he meant to type that he started with 16:1 and dropped down to 32:1.
The higher the first number, the less oil is in the mix.
16:1 has a lot of oil, 20:1 has less oil, 32:1 has even less oil and 50:1 has even less oil than that.
If there is oil leaking out from between the head and cylinder right where the gasket is, i would suspect that the head gasket is leaking.
If the oil is on top of the head (which is what he stated) then i would suspect that it's leaking out from around the spark plug.
A blown head gasket will generally show oil leaking between the head and cylinder and down the side of the cylinder and not up on top of the head itself.
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