Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 05/22/12 at 20:30:42:



air filter looks fine- (its the RYCA CS-1 K&N filter) but it looks fine. So when you say additive, what does that mean? Seafoam like suggested earlier in the post?

would it help at all to do compression test? If so, what is the procedure for checking compression on the savage and what should the numbers be?

Will try what you all have suggested
As long as I will have the plug out, I might as well check compression. Can someone tell me how to check I this bike? Also, what are numbers supposed to be? I have only checked compression on a kick start bike before.

After changing the oil, ride it everyday or as often as possible systematically checking the oil level before and after each ride.   Each time also check the motor and cases for oil residue being blown out.   If you've lost 1.75 quarts in just 500+ miles of riding then you should see a steady and consistent decrease in oil level.

Continue closely monitoring the garage floor (as you have done).   If the oil isn't on the floor, then it's either going out the exhaust, the breather, or around a gasket somewhere.   No other place for it to go.   You also might want to have someone follow you for a few miles of city driving to check on smoke accelerating, decelerating, steady riding, etc.

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 05/23/12 at 08:56:58:



not needed. Its a RYCA CS-1 conversion so the valve covers are removed.

So, now you've done the "de-sticky the rings" thing -- so, keep on running it through one full oil change and keep track of your oil usage.  

Remember to zap your RPMs up occasionally to help seat the rings (if poor ring seating was your issue).

After that next oil change, post in this same thread again and give us a data summary of what happened.  

(we will be looking for decreasing consumption if rings seating or freeing were part of your issues)





BTW, did you find any sand or dirt or crap laying anywhere around your spark plug hole when you took the plug out the first time?