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Kayleigh YaBB Newbies Offline Ridding all day Posts: 13 Orange County Ca Gender:	Re: 05 s40 blowing black smoke? Reply #15 - 07/07/13 at 10:59:14 Also I am a little worried about running a few tanks through the bike with the black smoke... reading through all these replies, I know it is partial because i let the oil get pretty low, which is my bad completely.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: 05 s40 blowing black smoke? Reply #16 - 07/07/13 at 11:21:24 i let the oil get pretty low how low? how much did you add to get it back up?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: 05 s40 blowing black smoke? Reply #17 - 07/07/13 at 11:25:12 how about pulling the cork on the drain hose and see how much comes out. put an oil catch pan under it... might be a lot.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: 05 s40 blowing black smoke? Reply #18 - 07/07/13 at 11:26:32 verslagen1 wrote on 07/07/13 at 11:25:12: how about pulling the cork on the drain hose and see how much comes out. put an oil catch pan under it... might be a lot. thatd be interesting,, shoulda been done at oil change,,
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Reply #19 - 07/07/13 at 12:00:26

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 07/07/13 at 11:26:32:

verslagen1 wrote on 07/07/13 at 11:25:12:

how about pulling the cork on the drain hose and see how much comes out.

put an oil catch pan under it... might be a lot.

thatd be interesting,, shoulda been done at oil change,,

It took about 3/4 a quart to get it back up.

I also have no idea what you guys are talking about when it comes to the cork in the drain hose...

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Re: 05 s40 blowing black smoke?
Reply #20 - 07/07/13 at 12:05:06

What plug? Mine is open to the atmosphere like an old time road draft crankcase vent tube...

"Performance" 10W40 is the wrong stuff. Works good in modern sportbikes and liquid cooled cruisers with hydraulic valve adjusters. Your engine is straight out of the 60s (except for the late 1970s ignition). You need a heavy duty additive package, the dealerships don't support old tech bikes anymore. My selling dealer in 1998 told me to NEVER run factory motorcycle oil, it will wipe out the valve train.

$500 yard sale bike with an overhauled carburetor... I'll lay dollars to donuts the float needle is sticking slightly open and dribbling excess fuel into the intake tract. Which can thin your oil, "wash" the bore, and make the piston/rings noisy.

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Kayleigh YaBB Newbies Offline Ridding all day Posts: 13 Orange County Ca Gender:	Re: 05 s40 blowing black smoke? Reply #21 - 07/07/13 at 12:13:01 That being said.. what oil should I be using and should I use an additive right now to make up for it until my next oil change?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: 05 s40 blowing black smoke? Reply #22 - 07/07/13 at 12:21:09 id dump the oil, keep the filter, pour rotella t 15-40 in & never let it run low again. now, how many miles on it?
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Kayleigh YaBB Newbies Offline Ridding all day Posts: 13 Orange County Ca Gender:	Re: 05 s40 blowing black smoke? Reply #23 - 07/07/13 at 12:24:43 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 07/07/13 at 12:21:09: id dump the oil, keep the filter, pour rotella t 15-40 in & never let it run low again. now, how many miles on it? Just under 9k
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: 05 s40 blowing black smoke? Reply #24 - 07/07/13 at 12:55:09 mmkay, your cam chain should be in good shape for a good while,, but check the air filter, look for a hose hanging down behind motor/in front of rear tire, thats plugged.. unplug it, over a catch pan.. it has a factory installed plug,, its not accidentally plugged.
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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: 05 s40 blowing black smoke? Reply #25 - 07/07/13 at 13:48:02 Plug may be missing as the hose can/does rot away or break over time... And any diesel spec oil will do. But Rotella is actually wet clutch approved. Oil change on a warm engine takes 10 minutes, maybe.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: 05 s40 blowing black smoke? Reply #26 - 07/07/13 at 14:27:48 wrench on plug, pointed to front, push down, plug is on left side of bike as youre seated on it, easy access from other side, lay down.
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Kayleigh YaBB Newbies Offline Ridding all day Posts: 13 Orange County Ca Gender:	Re: 05 s40 blowing black smoke? Reply #27 - 07/07/13 at 15:52:17 So I pulled the af and it's clean. Also check for oil or gas on the filter and it is dry with out traces of oil on it.
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Gyrobob Serious Thumper Offline Posers ain't motorcyclists Posts: 2571 Newnan, GA Gender:	Re: 05 s40 blowing black smoke? Reply #28 - 07/07/13 at 17:47:35 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 07/07/13 at 14:27:48: wrench on plug, pointed to front, push down, plug is on left side of bike as youre seated on it, easy access from other side, lay down. What side of the bike is the plug on if you are not seated on it?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: 05 s40 blowing black smoke? Reply #29 - 07/07/13 at 17:53:44 Is that a trick question? Im almost startin to feel picked upon,, Im old & Im crippled up,.,dont go hurtin my feelins, now, okay?
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