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Old Nov 24, 2007 | 10:46 AM
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I recently posted on this site that i ran my f4i for 20 seconds to move it into my garage, weather was cold (i don't know if that makes a difference) the bike would not start again when i tried a few days later. I bought new spark plugs and a battery, (now I have 2 sets of good spark plugs and batteries). It turns out that I just sprayed some starter fluid in the tank, and into the air intakes ( i had two other ppl spray in each intake while I was trying to turn the engine over) and VOILA it works. The bike started up and I let it rev at 3000rpm to 4000rpm for a while. The bike eventually spit out some crappy black smoke from the exhaust and has been running since....however.......

Unfortunately my bike is continuing to smoke, white smoke from around the engine area...I am hoping this is simply burning off any remaining crap in the engine, I am going to top off the oil tomorrow...but does anyone have any ideas why it would be doing this? (there are probably small traces of starter fluid and isopropyl that I used left in the engine) The bike is also running at normal temperatures
 
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Old Nov 24, 2007 | 11:12 AM
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next time pull all the plugs at onces if your aready pulling them and crank it. it will clear everything out.
White smoke.....Not sure, but I would start with simple. For me from what you have said that would be fuel. I would fill the tank and add about 3/4 can of sea foam fuel additive. Then I would get on the bike on open road and run it hard untill your on reserves. Fill it up and see it you still have a problem.
Just reread your post. did realize where the smoke was coming from. You more than likly just made a mess. I would have spayed it down the stacks only. No gas and not into the ram air intakes if that's what you did. Still the sea foam wont hurt anything. I treat my fuel a tank or two before every oil change.
 
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Old Nov 25, 2007 | 11:13 AM
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I was looking underneath and there is a heck of a lot of oil dripping out, I think I might have bumped the oil filter or fiddled with it and cracked the seal, the bike runs just as good as it did in the past, only with the addition of white smoke which is definitly oil burning
 
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Old Nov 25, 2007 | 03:21 PM
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Sounds like you've found your own solution.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 05:16 AM
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that starter fluid u added into ur tank def adds white smoke to your exhaust...
when u have used all the gas up and refill it shouldnt be as apparent...
 
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