Yonuh Adisi FSO wrote on 03/19/10 at 11:37:33:kerosene wrote on 03/19/10 at 10:50:46: when bike is on stand it's 1/2 full in the little view on the engine, when straight it covers the view.
There's your problem, too much oil. You shouldn't see that much if any oil in the site glass when the bike is on the stand. Either gas has made it's way into the crankcase raising your oil level, or your mechanic friend unused to the Savage/S40 did not realize he had to check the oil while the bike is straight up.
He was the previous owner, had it for a year, very possible gas got in there, I doubt he'd overfill it... 1 more thing to check!
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kerosene wrote on 03/19/10 at 10:50:46:verslagen1 wrote on 03/19/10 at 10:28:46:I'm running on the cheap nuts you guys recommend, that reused oil... when bike is on stand it's 1/2 full in the little view on the engine, when straight it covers the view. The oil is somewhat new, changed in end of oct or begining of Nov.
I'll check out the petcock too, problem is I'm really limited on time and what I can do, not my place, dont want to be a bother.
By the way, how do you test the petcock when you cant start the bike? lol
The cheap shuff I use is definitely not recycled. Rotella Syn 5w40.
If you're using cheap recycled sh!t, I didn't recommend it.
OK, you're overfilling your oil, and if your mech friend filled it, he's overfilling too. The oil level should be checked with the bike straight up not on the side stand. There's a owners manual in the tech doc's, I suggest you get a copy and read it.
At this point don't worry about the petcock, plug the vac port, run on prime.
Rotella, thats what I have/he used, he filled it up, I havn't touched the oil yet a single time, I'll drain it a little and see what happens.
Vers, yet again, I mention
Bike doesnt start... I am hoping cleaning out the carb will fix that though... I always run the bike on prime
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