after a lenthy rebuild on the 470 , getting cam chains to fit ,rings and bearings and so on . the bikes back together BUT after a few downhill bump starts she fired up ,BUT after a hours riding i looked at the oil screen and its all milky . what have i done or is this normal after the engine has been apart ?
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after taking the bike back to the motocross shop who did the rebuild , it still has water getting into the oil and oil getting into the water , also the bike wont kick start and before the rebuild it started first or second kick , also the decomp lever moves everytime you kickstart the bike ,is this right . i made the mistake of giving the bike to a mechanic who said he could do it , and has never worked on husabergs before . never again any help appretiated . cheers
after taking the bike back to the motocross shop who did the rebuild , it still has water getting into the oil and oil getting into the water , also the bike wont kick start and before the rebuild it started first or second kick , also the decomp lever moves everytime you kickstart the bike ,is this right . i made the mistake of giving the bike to a mechanic who said he could do it , and has never worked on husabergs before . never again any help appretiated . cheers
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RE: more milk
jockx
give him a chance mate. you feel embarrassed but the size of your member isn't under discussion here. you're not a mug and he deserves the simple opportunity to put the job right. what he doesn't know you can help him with.
first of all have you lost coolant? answer is?
secondly, does the coolant contain and produce bubbles if you run it with the lid off?
thirdly. if you really are losing coolant it'll be the headgasket as discussed above? or the 'O' waterjacket 'O' ring that sits in the sidecover. they often have the gasket overlayed on them on the edge.
next could be that he left the bearing out of the sidecover for the waterpump shaft or nipped the waterpump oil seal. he could also have flicked the tensioned spring that sits in the back of the seal.
your restart problems are directly related to this. sort one and you sort them both. if the bike is wrong then he can't help your blushes no matter how many times you kick it. wrong is wrong. so just simply give him this advice and HELP to resolve it.
as the old sayiong goes: never question your wife's judgement - look who she married!
regards
Taffy
jockx
give him a chance mate. you feel embarrassed but the size of your member isn't under discussion here. you're not a mug and he deserves the simple opportunity to put the job right. what he doesn't know you can help him with.
first of all have you lost coolant? answer is?
secondly, does the coolant contain and produce bubbles if you run it with the lid off?
thirdly. if you really are losing coolant it'll be the headgasket as discussed above? or the 'O' waterjacket 'O' ring that sits in the sidecover. they often have the gasket overlayed on them on the edge.
next could be that he left the bearing out of the sidecover for the waterpump shaft or nipped the waterpump oil seal. he could also have flicked the tensioned spring that sits in the back of the seal.
your restart problems are directly related to this. sort one and you sort them both. if the bike is wrong then he can't help your blushes no matter how many times you kick it. wrong is wrong. so just simply give him this advice and HELP to resolve it.
as the old sayiong goes: never question your wife's judgement - look who she married!
regards
Taffy
milky oil ,part2
right , just back from the bike shop and the mechanic said he couldnt find anything wrong , the only thing he thinks is that the 470 has bigger (fatter) cylinder o rings, they are the green ones in there at the moment ? does this sound right ?
right , just back from the bike shop and the mechanic said he couldnt find anything wrong , the only thing he thinks is that the 470 has bigger (fatter) cylinder o rings, they are the green ones in there at the moment ? does this sound right ?
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I don't recall "green o-rings". mine were black, but that was 4 years ago. I wouldnt think there would be any difference in o-rings from displacement to displacement.
I take it no one has pulled the clutch cover off yet and inspected the cover o-ring or water pump seals.
I take it no one has pulled the clutch cover off yet and inspected the cover o-ring or water pump seals.
I'm gunna assume the head was torqued down properly using a new gasket.
I'd start small and end big.
1st check WP seal, then left side cover O-ring, then head torque, then cylinder O-rings.
FWIW my cylinder O-rings are black.
I'm no expert but I'd say that green O-rings would indicate they are a different composition.
Whatever the colour they would need to be the correct size.
I'd start small and end big.
1st check WP seal, then left side cover O-ring, then head torque, then cylinder O-rings.
FWIW my cylinder O-rings are black.
I'm no expert but I'd say that green O-rings would indicate they are a different composition.
Whatever the colour they would need to be the correct size.
more milk
right then after getting the bike back for the second time, after the mechanic charged me for new seals and gaskets the bike is still letting in water , and the mechanic says he does not know what to do . what do i do now he said he put the new liner seals in correctly so i am f****d plus since he put it back together the starter doesnt work (maybe bad battery) but does not even attempt to turn engine over and when i cleaned the oil out i found some small copper flakes what has he done ?
right then after getting the bike back for the second time, after the mechanic charged me for new seals and gaskets the bike is still letting in water , and the mechanic says he does not know what to do . what do i do now he said he put the new liner seals in correctly so i am f****d plus since he put it back together the starter doesnt work (maybe bad battery) but does not even attempt to turn engine over and when i cleaned the oil out i found some small copper flakes what has he done ?
lovely grey milk
right after getting the engine apart myself and with some good advice from Taffy i found that the mechanic had put the water pump seal in backwards (spring side in ) and it was a bit chewed up , so Taffy sent me a new seal and i put it in started the bike up looked in the oil level glass and there was that lovely black oil colour , so i thought i fixed her ,then after about 2 hours looked at the oil level and the poxy grey milkshake is back i am pissed , i have taken her apart again checked the seal and it seams ok the shaft has two little lines where the seal has run but nothing major . i have missed so much racing since this episode i feel like selling the thing . guys dig deap any help is welcome
right after getting the engine apart myself and with some good advice from Taffy i found that the mechanic had put the water pump seal in backwards (spring side in ) and it was a bit chewed up , so Taffy sent me a new seal and i put it in started the bike up looked in the oil level glass and there was that lovely black oil colour , so i thought i fixed her ,then after about 2 hours looked at the oil level and the poxy grey milkshake is back i am pissed , i have taken her apart again checked the seal and it seams ok the shaft has two little lines where the seal has run but nothing major . i have missed so much racing since this episode i feel like selling the thing . guys dig deap any help is welcome
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RE: lovely grey milk
the oil often has a white hue to it but is still black and fine. the rule is that if you aren't losing coolant = you're imagining it!
it has to be white against the glass for coolant to be leaking.
regards
Taffy
the oil often has a white hue to it but is still black and fine. the rule is that if you aren't losing coolant = you're imagining it!
it has to be white against the glass for coolant to be leaking.
regards
Taffy
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and you overfilled the radiator and looked for bubbles?
did you ever run it without water because if you did you will have ruined the linar 'O' rings.
next is the gasket and the waterjacket 'O'; ring overriding each other, then you can have a squashed 'O' ring which must be a minimum of 2.75mm diameter.
that's it for now i think!
regards
Taffy
did you ever run it without water because if you did you will have ruined the linar 'O' rings.
next is the gasket and the waterjacket 'O'; ring overriding each other, then you can have a squashed 'O' ring which must be a minimum of 2.75mm diameter.
that's it for now i think!
regards
Taffy
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