burning smell from engine? help!
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burning smell from engine? help!
ok, so I warmed my bike up this morning for a good 5 min and when I went over to get on it to go to work, there was a smell like burning brakes coming from under the handlebars.
I checked the oil and it was right at the minimum level so I topped it off and waited a few minutes, the smell seemed to go away.
(I changed the oil about 2k miles ago)
This lead me to believe that my oil filter might be loose? I rode to work anyways, I gotta check it tonight to see if that was it. But there was no smoke coming from the headers that I could see, that I would THINK would cause this problem...
Also my bike is rattling more than usual lately could this be my cam chain? I am ordering an APE CCT today, hopefully it will get in soon!
Also, another thought it kinda smelles like a burning clutch... how much play should be in my clutch lever?
I estimate that there is about 2 mm play before the clutch engages on the lever. Should I adjust this?
I checked the oil and it was right at the minimum level so I topped it off and waited a few minutes, the smell seemed to go away.
(I changed the oil about 2k miles ago)
This lead me to believe that my oil filter might be loose? I rode to work anyways, I gotta check it tonight to see if that was it. But there was no smoke coming from the headers that I could see, that I would THINK would cause this problem...
Also my bike is rattling more than usual lately could this be my cam chain? I am ordering an APE CCT today, hopefully it will get in soon!
Also, another thought it kinda smelles like a burning clutch... how much play should be in my clutch lever?
I estimate that there is about 2 mm play before the clutch engages on the lever. Should I adjust this?
Last edited by deadfred; 01-05-2010 at 12:31 PM.
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