| Author | Message | ||
     Cwspin6 |
Ok... I'm no mechanic, and I'm too cheap to have someone work on my bike for me. I have a 2003 Blast which has sat unused in my garage for a year and a half. I did everything wrong. Only started 3 times. Left old gas in it with no stabilizer, etc. Now I'd like to get it running again, but I have run into something I really don't understand. When I went to change the oil this morning, I was only able to drain out about an ounce of oil. I do have the owner's manual and service manual, so I know I have the proper hoses. Pulled both plugs and almost nothing came out. Removed the dipstick, and the reservoir in the frame was dry. It may have been low the last time I rode it, but it wasn't empty. I know enough to routinely check the oil. So where did almost a quart and a half of oil go? The bike is completely cold. I'm waiting on gaskets and the manifold coupler to come in before I reinstall the carb so I can't start it. Thought I'd change the oil in the meantime, but it seems I can't even do that right. Help... | ||
| Mikej |
The oil has a tendency to slip past a check ball and drain from the oil tank into the base of the engine. Get the bike running and it "should" refill the oil tank. There are many reports of people seeing what you see, adding oil, then starting the bike, and then having their own mini-geyser of oil erupting all over the place. This is why you should check the oil at the end of a ride, and if you want to check it at the start of a ride then start the bike up first and let it run for a bit a little above idle or so. I just read the rest of what you posted. You might be able to just turn the engine over and get the oil from the sump back into the tank. But if it were me I'd just wait until you have the carb back on there, then get it running, then do the oil change. Doesn't hurt to have the oil a little warm anyway when you drain it. Hope this helps a little. | ||
| Cwspin6 |
Thanks for the response. Glad to hear I haven't screwed anything up yet. I'll remember that about checking the oil after the ride. |
