[SV650] Greetings and questions
Ernest Montague
afm199 at earthlink.net
Mon Jul 6 09:53:21 PDT 2009
There are more than one leaks that can do that. A low pressure leak (
base gasket or water pump) will dump water into your oil WITHOUT any
oil into your cooling system. Crankcase pressure is lower than cooling
system pressure. You can also get a head gasket leak that will dump
water into the crank without combustion pressure.
On Jul 6, 2009, at 9:49 AM, Chris Burgess wrote:
> Like I said. :) Did you get water into your oil then and it turned
> into a
> milkshake?
>
> On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Ernest Montague
> <afm199 at earthlink.net>wrote:
>
>> I am thinking about the experience. Of trouble shooting one that I
>> had that
>> :)
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jul 6, 2009, at 9:43 AM, Chris Burgess wrote:
>>
>> I know you guys have more experience here but think about the
>> pressures
>>> generated in the combustion chamber? If the water camber is availabe
>>> it'll
>>> push massive pressure through that at any time.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 9:32 AM, kc <kc at brgracing.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Ernie's right duel plain head gaskets can drive you crazy they can
>>> blow in
>>>> a
>>>> small way in between the sheet.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: sv650-bounces at micapeak.com
>>>> [mailto:sv650-bounces at micapeak.com] On
>>>> Behalf Of Ernest Montague
>>>> Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 9:28 AM
>>>> To: Suzuki SV650 Mailing List
>>>> Subject: Re: [SV650] Greetings and questions
>>>>
>>>> Not necessarily. A head gasket leak can be quite small.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Jul 6, 2009, at 9:20 AM, Chris Burgess wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Its not a head gasket. If it was all of the water in your system
>>>>> would be
>>>>> blown out the radiator into the reserve tank and then out that
>>>>> tank.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Chris
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 9:56 PM, Randy Grein
>>>>> <randygrein at comcast.net>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Assuming it's a head gasket. Could just be the freeze plugs. A few
>>>>>> years
>>>>>> ago I stupidly forgot that my streetbike was a track bike
>>>>>> conversion
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> hadn't added antifreeze. Pop the valve cover gaskets and check;
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> plugs
>>>>>> are right under there.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Randy Grein, WMRRA #41
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Jul 5, 2009, at 9:24 PM, John Treadwell wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bigger problem I just noticed. The oil looks like a milkshake.
>>>>>> And
>>>>>> My
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> coolant is down 1/4th of the way in the radiator, as
>>>>>>> yesterday... it
>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>> almost full.
>>>>>>> Blown headgasket.
>>>>>>> Does anyone have any idea how much it typically cost to get one
>>>>>>> replaced?
>>>>>>> I figure it can't be too hard to do on this, if it's the rear
>>>>>>> cylinder. If
>>>>>>> it's the front it will be harder. I won't be able to work on it
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> get the
>>>>>>> compression test results until Wednesday now, as some things came
>>>>>>> up. But
>>>>>>> I'm wondering if I could get a good deal on getting a majority of
>>>>>>> these
>>>>>>> things fixed... like the headgasket, some oil leaks... chain and
>>>>>>> sprokets
>>>>>>> and tires.... I'm imagining the price list for the parts will be
>>>>>>> something
>>>>>>> like this...
>>>>>>> Sprockets front and back - 60
>>>>>>> Chain - 60
>>>>>>> Headgasket - 50
>>>>>>> Seals - 20
>>>>>>> Tires - 260-300 installed from a stealership
>>>>>>> (Does anyone know If you can get better deals on tires online?)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anyone have any idea what labor might cost me on these things If
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>> someone else do it?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Looking at the diagrams, it doesent look too difficult to pull
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> heads,
>>>>>>> and I probably need to for valve adjustments anyway, But I just
>>>>>>> wonder if it
>>>>>>> would be more worth my time to let someone else do the work
>>>>>>> instead.
>>>>>>> But It
>>>>>>> might cost far too much and I need to do it myself. lol
>>>>>>> Looks like the carbs are at least less of a worry than before.
>>>>>>> Thanks again,
>>>>>>> --John
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>> From: "Randy Grein" <randygrein at comcast.net>
>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 9:38 PM
>>>>>>> To: "Suzuki SV650 Mailing List" <sv650 at micapeak.com>
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [SV650] Greetings and questions
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sounds like you still have crud in the gas. If it was sitting
>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>> long
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> you may need to drain the float bowels a few times if any water
>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>> collecting. Also check the air filter & make sure something
>>>>>>>> isn't
>>>>>>>> nesting
>>>>>>>> there. The right side cover, if it's from the outer cover is
>>>>>>>> an o
>>>>>>>> ring; if
>>>>>>>> the last owner pinched it it will leak like anything. If you
>>>>>>>> try
>>>>>>>> to replace
>>>>>>>> it clean the groove of oil & put a bit of grease in it - sticky
>>>>>>>> wheel
>>>>>>>> grease is good - to hold the o ring in place while installing.
>>>>>>>> You
>>>>>>>> might as
>>>>>>>> well drain the oil at the same time; that way you can replace
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> washer
>>>>>>>> under the drain plug. I'm guilty as anyone of not replacing it,
>>>>>>>> but they
>>>>>>>> don't reuse well.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The loud clicking sounds bad - broken wheel bearing maybe? Grab
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> wheel & back end and push/pull it hard sideways; if you can
>>>>>>>> feel
>>>>>>>> any slop
>>>>>>>> don't ride it - at all! A loose chain has nothing to do with the
>>>>>>>> general
>>>>>>>> lack of torque, that's still your carburation problem. At
>>>>>>>> least it
>>>>>>>> idles
>>>>>>>> but the choke (really it's an enrichener circuit, not choke)
>>>>>>>> cable
>>>>>>>> needs to
>>>>>>>> be cleaned. You can still find a cable lube kit at some bike
>>>>>>>> shops, the
>>>>>>>> heart of the system is a blue anodized fixture with a twist
>>>>>>>> knob
>>>>>>>> to clamp
>>>>>>>> around a cable end. A hole in the rubber accepts the spray
>>>>>>>> nozzle
>>>>>>>> of a
>>>>>>>> lubricant can like WD-40 and is great for cleaning and lubing
>>>>>>>> cables. You
>>>>>>>> will have to disassemble the left handlebar switch, but it's
>>>>>>>> not a
>>>>>>>> big
>>>>>>>> deal.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Good luck...
>>>>>>>> Randy Grein, WMRRA #41
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Jul 5, 2009, at 5:36 PM, John Treadwell wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Well, I got the gas in it, and the carbs cleaned, and it runs a
>>>>>>>> bit
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> better. It will rev past 5/6k now, but sometimes it gets a
>>>>>>>>> little
>>>>>>>>> hesitation
>>>>>>>>> as it's approaching it. I suppose the gas needs to run through
>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>> a bit, but
>>>>>>>>> I've got an oil leak from the right side of the bike, around
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> larger
>>>>>>>>> engine cover over there.... Possibly at one of the plugs on
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> bottom as
>>>>>>>>> well. I'd like to fix those, as theres quite a bit of oil
>>>>>>>>> leaking. I'm
>>>>>>>>> going to do a quick wheel alignment, and chain tension, as my
>>>>>>>>> brakes on the
>>>>>>>>> back seem to engage too early, And I'm getting a loud clicking
>>>>>>>>> from the
>>>>>>>>> back as I take off. Also, the bike doesent seem to want to
>>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>> enough
>>>>>>>>> torque to take off from the lower rev range, I've gotta
>>>>>>>>> feather
>>>>>>>>> the clutch,
>>>>>>>>> and rev it up too long I think, But I'm thinking that could
>>>>>>>>> just
>>>>>>>>> be really
>>>>>>>>> loose chain tension.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The front tire looks cupped from what I can tell. I need to
>>>>>>>>> check
>>>>>>>>> air
>>>>>>>>> pressures. I torched and hammered out the kickstand itself a
>>>>>>>>> little bit,
>>>>>>>>> and now I'm thinking about bending the mounting piece a bit,
>>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>>> continuing
>>>>>>>>> to whack on the kick stand itself.... the bike will lean
>>>>>>>>> now...
>>>>>>>>> but it's
>>>>>>>>> still leaning a little too much for my comfort. So I'm gonna
>>>>>>>>> go
>>>>>>>>> throw that
>>>>>>>>> bracket in my vice, and see if I can bend it out a little.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Also... the bike will idle however I want it to now... The
>>>>>>>>> choke
>>>>>>>>> works
>>>>>>>>> now.. it didn't when I got it. The choke is a little... hard
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> pull
>>>>>>>>> though. I am going to check plugs and compression here in a
>>>>>>>>> few
>>>>>>>>> minutes as
>>>>>>>>> well. I'll report back with those findings as well.
>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>> --John
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>
>
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