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Prairieboy43 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 11	Mystery Oil Engine Flush 07/25/15 at 13:09:06 Anyone try this on The Big Savage Single? 4 qts diesel : 1 qt Mystery Oil. Pour in Tranny, let sit for a couple days. Dump, fill with oil. Dump, fill with oil again. Just getting ideas for cleaning out this old savage I picked up. PB43
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Mystery Oil Engine Flush Reply #1 - 07/25/15 at 13:31:47 If we knew a little about the bike, maybe we could help a little. I'm not used to seeing these need more than maybe a coupla low mileage oil changes to get them flushed out. How did it come to need such serious cleaning? I don't know what diesel fuel and MMO do to the clutch..
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Prairieboy43 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 11	Re: Mystery Oil Engine Flush Reply #2 - 07/25/15 at 13:51:16 Picked up a 88 savage 13000 miles, a week ago. Been sitting since 93. Bent forks (replaced), wheel replaced. Flush out engine, tank, with MMO before I fire up. Sight glass reveals dirty oil. Run a couple flushes. Already cleaned carb, main jet, pilot jet.
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Reply #3 - 07/25/15 at 14:21:46

I THINK you have a little bit more time before the cam chain tensioner becomes an issue. It seems to me that the older ones held up better.
But read up on it and pay attention to the noises and vibrations in the area.
Pop some pics up if it's not too hard.

Sounds like you're off to a running start with it,,
How did you find us?

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Mystery Oil Engine Flush Reply #4 - 07/25/15 at 14:50:22 rottela T does a great job of cleaning up an old engine. just do some short mileage changes.
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Reply #5 - 07/25/15 at 15:54:27

Found this forum on Search Engine. I like big singles. Currently running a TT500 Yamaha, with Dyck Mann Frame. Never been much of a cruiser guy. However some of my buds have been asking me to join them. Last road bike I owned was a VFR800. Nice smooth power. Raced many Suzuki RM. Suzuki makes a good product, just keep your eyes open for loose bolts. Thank You!
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18099 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Mystery Oil Engine Flush Reply #6 - 07/25/15 at 19:22:00 Don't dump any diesel fuel in your engine....nothing good can come of that. Just put in fresh oil and change it a time or two.....don't bother changing the filter each time.
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old_rider Serious Thumper Offline Backyard Bill Productions Posts: 3147 flordia panhandle Gender:	Re: Mystery Oil Engine Flush Reply #7 - 07/25/15 at 20:15:14 I believe I heard somewhere, "if you put diesel in your crank case, be prepared to replace your clutch" I had bad results with my old bronco and MMO..... LOL.... it broke loose so much stuff it clogged all my oil passages.
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Mystery Oil Engine Flush Reply #8 - 07/26/15 at 06:43:30 verslagen1 wrote on 07/25/15 at 14:50:22: rottela T does a great job of cleaning up an old engine. just do some short mileage changes. Oldfeller made a post about bringing back an old engine by soaking it with Rotella. I'll be darned if I can find it though.
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Reply #9 - 07/26/15 at 07:15:43

Went through a few archived articles on this forum. I wil
Just flush out with a couple quick oil changes with Rotella T. Then will be good to go. Put some miles on the big single.
I think Suzuki has a good product with this 650. Big single, forty hp, simple to maintain, less than 400 lb. Drive 70 miles hr. A little update would be nice ( I.e. Modern suspension cartridge fork).
I wil
Just enjoy it, for what it is. Impressed the number of miles some have on there bikes.
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: Mystery Oil Engine Flush Reply #10 - 07/26/15 at 07:24:26 wellllllll not really 40 HP, try 30 might get 40 with engined mods (a lot of them) still a nice bike for a low budget 'starter' bike
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Re: Mystery Oil Engine Flush
Reply #11 - 07/26/15 at 08:37:20

Kris01 wrote on 07/26/15 at 06:43:30:

verslagen1 wrote on 07/25/15 at 14:50:22:

rottela T does a great job of cleaning up an old engine.
just do some short mileage changes.

Oldfeller made a post about bringing back an old engine by soaking it with Rotella. I'll be darned if I can find it though.

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1214016026/0#0

and I added it to the tech section index

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Mystery Oil Engine Flush Reply #12 - 07/26/15 at 08:58:33 Well, after reading that and considering the conclusion I'd come to regarding cam chain life of older bikes versus newer, but the mileage drop in cam chain life may have the result of changing oil formulation.
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cafecarl Junior Member Offline I love old motorcycles Posts: 58 Maine Gender:	Re: Mystery Oil Engine Flush Reply #13 - 07/26/15 at 10:27:50 Updates? It is what it is, the fact that it hasn't changed much is a plus in my book and a tribute to the simple concept. I love the fact that I can easily find parts (used and new) for my flagship year 86'. Not so easy for my other old bikes. Older than 2000 and the dealers don't want to see you.
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Mystery Oil Engine Flush Reply #14 - 07/27/15 at 08:23:29 Thanks Verslagen.
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