smoke help
#1
smoke help
ok heres the deal i got my f3 runing after i had bad plugs and it idles a lil choppy not bad at all and it throwes out whitish smoke not alot but enough to see just wonder what it could be also the bike sat for a few months b4 i bought it please help me out i olso took it for a rip up my street and it ran good i mean i dont think i went over 7k but it ran good in tht range
#5
RE: smoke help
ok i went out side and fired it up the bike starts like a champ and it dont smoke when it startes butif i give a it a minute it starts to have white smoke come out im cluesless and hoping its not the head gasget cuz i jst bought the damn bike and i havnt even put it on the road yet
#6
RE: smoke help
white smoke is usually antifreeze leaking in to the combustion camber due to a bad head gasket. A good way to check would be to do a compression test. PM if you got any questions on how to do one.
Do a quick check around the coolant reservoir for any leaks, or if your coolant is leaking.
Do a quick check around the coolant reservoir for any leaks, or if your coolant is leaking.
#8
RE: smoke help
He said the oil looks fine. I would go with the easiest solution first. Have your carbs cleaned, synched and jetted. Your fuel could be running rich.
Good luck! How many miles? Couldn't imgine a head gasket unless they are some high mileage. I've seen F3's with 40K on them and had been ran hard all their life - no gasket problems. Doesn't mean it's not, but I would start with the easiest fix first.
Good luck! How many miles? Couldn't imgine a head gasket unless they are some high mileage. I've seen F3's with 40K on them and had been ran hard all their life - no gasket problems. Doesn't mean it's not, but I would start with the easiest fix first.
#10
RE: smoke help
Hahahaha... KidCr3nshaw, mybike does have 43K on it and it has been ridin like it was stolen a majority of its life. Your right though, a blown head gasket would be out of the ordinary. Like KidCr3nshaw was saying, start with the easy stuff first. A compression test will let ya know if there is a problem in the cylinders. I know this was suggested, but have you checked to see if your coolant level is dropping?
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