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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> Bike has been sitting 5+ Years /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1548121868 Message started by JMazd6 on 01/21/19 at 17:51:08 |
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Title: Bike has been sitting 5+ Years Post by JMazd6 on 01/21/19 at 17:51:08 Hello all, A friend from work has asked me to get his bike running for him. It is a 99 LS650, 5,500mi, Bone stock, and has been sitting for 5+ years with fluids. I finally got the bike running but sounds like a marble is loose in the engine! Ive been lurking for awhile now and just wanted to ask if the cam chain tensioner can go out with only 5,500 mi on it? Maybe not having oil on it for 5 years killed it? So far i have gotten the following done: Tank was already lined so all i had to do was rinse with new gas a couple times. Replaced petcock with Raptor Had to replace Carb as draw tube going from carb body to bowl broke, and the old gas turned into a Green gummy solid inside carb. Replaced with used 2002 one from ebay ( and got it for under $100!!), went through and cleaned new carb. Replaced Battery Changed oil and filter Rottela T 15-40, Going to run engine and change oil/ filter again. New air filter. A set of 10" Z bars i had laying around. Bike started right up when the carb filled with gas and starts every time. The motor just sounds like it has something loose in it. I have rode it around the block and it runs good, just noisy. lol Im pretty sure its the Cam chain tensioner after searching on here. Any additional help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. |
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Title: Re: Bike has been sitting 5+ Years Post by badwolf on 01/21/19 at 18:24:21 If you are going to change the oil again anyway, go ahead and pull off the right side cover, take a picture and post it. Then we can see if anything LOOKS wrong. The plunger should be out 10 -12 mm or so, normal. Over 16 you need to extend it. If it is running semi-normal the plunger and spring have not come apart, yet. It is possible the tensioner is stuck and the chain is loose, rare, there is a lot of spring pressure on it, but possible. The valves make noise on this bike when adjusted properly, if you have a windshield that reflects the noise and makes it seem louder. If the valves are silent they are adjusted too tight. No hydrylic lifters here! (I rode my old Honda PC800 for a couple weeks, and got back on the S40 and thought it was going to blow! They are a lot quieter without a windshield.) After a while you get used to it and it seems ''normal''. |
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Title: Re: Bike has been sitting 5+ Years Post by justin_o_guy2 on 01/21/19 at 20:41:58 I'd recommend fogging oil in the cylinder before you start it. |
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Title: Re: Bike has been sitting 5+ Years Post by Dave on 01/22/19 at 02:07:46 2B343235282F1E2E1E26343873410 wrote:
Too late...he already started it. And.....it sounds like he drained the oil and put in a new filter before he started it - which results in no oil flowing in the engine until the empty oil filter housing and filter are pumped full of oil. |
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Title: Re: Bike has been sitting 5+ Years Post by justin_o_guy2 on 01/22/19 at 05:05:53 Yeah, I saw that. I was just lamenting the fact that he asked after he took the steps. Perfectly understandable how someone would do exactly what he did, and maybe he will get away with it. |
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Title: Re: Bike has been sitting 5+ Years Post by justin_o_guy2 on 01/22/19 at 05:08:12 Ohhh yeah, letting it idle on the sidestand leaves the high end of the cam without enough oil. It'll ruin the cam. |
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Title: Re: Bike has been sitting 5+ Years Post by JMazd6 on 01/22/19 at 16:28:43 746B6D6A7770417141796B672C1E0 wrote:
Well crap :o Im gonna pull the side cover this weekend and check the tensioner, then probably order a Verslavy. The owner also wants it louder and a little more power. I told him we need to get it running right first.lol |
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Title: Re: Bike has been sitting 5+ Years Post by playhard67 on 01/22/19 at 20:05:56 020529322C7E480 wrote:
Did you have to get extended cables because of the 10 inch Z Bar? What type of handlebar was on it. |
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Title: Re: Bike has been sitting 5+ Years Post by justin_o_guy2 on 01/22/19 at 20:35:00 Yeah, get it running. Put some miles on it. Decide what changes to make. Louder? Or running right? Get a dyna muffler. Cheap, easy access, and the motor is the right size AND people on the forum can help you tune to it. |
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Title: Re: Bike has been sitting 5+ Years Post by JMazd6 on 01/24/19 at 16:50:40 3B272A32232A392F7D7C4B0 wrote:
Did you have to get extended cables because of the 10 inch Z Bar? What type of handlebar was on it.[/quote] Sorry they are 8" and no extended cables they fit just right. It had the factory bull horn bars. |
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Title: Re: Bike has been sitting 5+ Years Post by Zook on 01/28/19 at 06:50:51 I have a dyna muffler I will sell you. I bought 2 off eBay . $40 plus shipping . |
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