Subject: RE: Oil ? & 1st Ride
Author: Ian Adkins
Date: Apr 20, 2002, 6:46 AM
Post ID: 1710102927
Keith,
| Guess that is inherent with these bikes? |
Not me. My 69 is stable as a rock with the idle. My 70 is a bit of a bitch
until she gets warmed up but she is rock solid when she gets warmed up.
When your idle drops is it because the slides are too low or because the
engine starts to bog down with too much richness? When the bike gets good
and warm disconnect the chokes (enricheners) and see how the bike runs.
Remember...the bike should be set to run right when warm...not cold.
| The oil that is in there now was new about a year ago before it sat at the shop, it now is a watery consistency and looks black, don't know why its so watery in consistency and so black already, any ideas? |
Maybe you are getting gas into the oil? Does the oil have a gas smell? Do
you shut your petcocks off when you stop the bike? Maybe your radiator
coolant is leaking into the oil? :-)
Regards...Ian