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Reply #15 - 05/14/11 at 19:52:14
 
If youre truly concerned about it, you can take a sample & and send it for analysis.
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Reply #16 - 05/15/11 at 10:11:45
 

Oil Analysis is expensive.  

I think it is safer/cheaper just to change the oil again -- drain it hot fresh from a ride -- that way he can let the drained oil sit in the pan overnight and let any supposed sparklies settle out to the bottom of the pan.

Gotta get them gol-darn ugly narsty sparklies out of there anyway .....
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Reply #17 - 05/15/11 at 10:19:46
 
Ohh, Id definitely change it again.
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Reply #18 - 05/15/11 at 10:31:44
 
I've already changed it three times since I replaced the petcock :/ once was with crappy oil and the other two times were with rotella. I still have the oil in my drainage container so I'll run a magnet through it today. I would drain a little oil today but it's raining and it will be until this Thursday. If there's a break in the weather I'll drain a little and let you guys know. But for today I'll just run a fresh magnet through the oil that I've drained so far Smiley Thanks for all of the help so far guys!
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Reply #19 - 05/15/11 at 10:37:39
 

What ever possessed you to get you to put Klotz into your motorcycle before changing it over to Rotella?


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<jest kiddin'  ---  you mentioned that special expensive oil classification that Klotz is found in so I thought I'd tease Bill a little bit given sech a good chance>




PS     fine aluminum flakes from a piston skirt are non-magnetic
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Reply #20 - 05/15/11 at 10:43:03
 
I wiped a refrigerator magnet along the bottom of the container and nothing came up but I did notice that the rotella that was inside the container which used to be milky gray turned a deep black.
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Reply #21 - 05/15/11 at 10:46:19
 



Definitely a case of Klotz contamination !!!



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Seriously,   run your bike and change your oil at the regular interval.   If you found no iron or aluminum flakes you are likely chasing butterflies & bunny rabbits.

It's not like your transmission fluid is getting mixed into your oil or anything like that.


QUESTION

Is your carb float valve still malfunctioning or did you fix that already?
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Reply #22 - 05/15/11 at 11:00:29
 
I haven't checked the carb float valve but the carb was replaced recently with another used one. I still have the old one so I might tear into it this week and replace anything that looks rotted and clean the rest. The oil does not smell like gas anymore. I did the petcock and I though it fixed the problem haha.
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