oil in coolant?
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oh man i know lol when i got the bike...haha your gonna love this...well it was sucking air BAD...figured out the PO...ready for this?? k...he used a 2 inch hose clamp...just ONE fer boot to hold em on...so i had to hunt down 8 of the correct clamps and had a ball of a time installing them lol...then i put my bike in the shop for carb work...get it back and the clamps are over tightened and in the middle of the boot belling out the ends of em...pushing the carbs off...so yeah. i had a bunch of exp with those things lol...btw what exactly causes a head gasket to blow anyways?
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It could also be the oil cooler. I had a similar issue with oil getting into the coolant and it was the oil cooler. There five o-rings, 1 for the cooler housing and 2 per insert. It's only like $20 from Honda. It still wouldn't hurt to do a compression test just to make sure it's not passing there too.
Funny thing, I watched this guy start up a late 90's Viper and he had major issues getting it started. Once it was started, he was giving off MAJOR white smoke on the left exhaust. I thought about saying something to him about having a possible blown head gasket, but it was amazing to watch how much white smoke he was giving off as he drove away in 90 degree heat.
Funny thing, I watched this guy start up a late 90's Viper and he had major issues getting it started. Once it was started, he was giving off MAJOR white smoke on the left exhaust. I thought about saying something to him about having a possible blown head gasket, but it was amazing to watch how much white smoke he was giving off as he drove away in 90 degree heat.
Last edited by marc0011; 07-27-2010 at 12:55 AM.
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#15
Sounds like you should be doing your own work on your bike for sure.
Ok, first get a compression tester. Think they are around $30 (been awhile since i had to buy one). test it. cycls should be within 10% of each other.
(leak down tester will give you more info but thats a whole nother story)
Is your bike over heating?
I like the oil cooler leaking idea. If your cycls are even, no white smoke and your not overheating I would go there.
Head gasket failure is usually from overheating
Ok, first get a compression tester. Think they are around $30 (been awhile since i had to buy one). test it. cycls should be within 10% of each other.
(leak down tester will give you more info but thats a whole nother story)
Is your bike over heating?
I like the oil cooler leaking idea. If your cycls are even, no white smoke and your not overheating I would go there.
Head gasket failure is usually from overheating
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