Using a lot of 2 stroke oil after rebuild ?
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Hi all
just finished top end rebuild and fitting new power valve , so Good news bike is running and went for a quick 5 mile ride and even though running in it is a lot faster and power valve really makes a difference to bike.
Bad news 2 stroke oil went down 4 inches from level of top up (pencil line) smoked like hell of course,,I have not touched oil pump so any clues to the problem would be helpful.
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Oil pump could have failed. What caused you to do a rebuild in the first place?
Your pencil line could have been incorrect or bike not level.
Be sure to brim the 2T oil to the top. And repeat. If after a 5 mile ride it has used excessive amounts of oil then you have a problem.
The bike should smoke a lot if you've done the rebuild correctly and used plenty of oil. It may take a while for the smoke to stop depending on how much oil was used. I use lots but my engines stand still for extended periods of time.
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Oil pump could have failed. What caused you to do a rebuild in the first place?
Your pencil line could have been incorrect or bike not level.
Be sure to brim the 2T oil to the top. And repeat. If after a 5 mile ride it has used excessive amounts of oil then you have a problem.
The bike should smoke a lot if you've done the rebuild correctly and used plenty of oil. It may take a while for the smoke to stop depending on how much oil was used. I use lots but my engines stand still for extended periods of time.
@Calum The bike had been stood for 1.5 years when I bought it and so after cleaning out tank , also doing a lot of simple maintenance like exhaust very loose from cylinder etc, it ran but badly seizing after 50 miles ( compression was low from the get go 75 psi),
so Re-bore new piston and rings also power valve fitted as did not work when I got it, it did not even have an air filter when I bought it only 6500 miles but treated like a rented Pony as they say,
But in the 50 miles I rode it before strip oil was not a problem, also I arked level with bike level and level dropped 4 inches in 4.5 miles, hence my question -
@Calum The bike had been stood for 1.5 years when I bought it and so after cleaning out tank , also doing a lot of simple maintenance like exhaust very loose from cylinder etc, it ran but badly seizing after 50 miles ( compression was low from the get go 75 psi),
so Re-bore new piston and rings also power valve fitted as did not work when I got it, it did not even have an air filter when I bought it only 6500 miles but treated like a rented Pony as they say,
But in the 50 miles I rode it before strip oil was not a problem, also I arked level with bike level and level dropped 4 inches in 4.5 miles, hence my question
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