| Author | Message | ||
     Kfry |
I have been having some leaking im not sure if it is out of the beginning of where the exhaust attaches to the engine or out of one of the sections where the previous owner might have done some engine work. the only thing that i can think of is that my exhaust is a racing exhaust. and i dont have a racing ecm. any ideas?? thanks  | ||
| Guell |
Nothing to do with your exhaust Probably just a weeping rocker box. | ||
| Preybird1 |
Check your rocker boxes. | ||
| Ratbuell |
Unless you're seeing smoke out the tailpipe, there's no fluid in the exhaust. If there was...it'd burn off (hence, the smoke). Check the tops of the cylinders/heads, at the rocker boxes (as noted above). Original gaskets were paper; new ones are rubber-coated metal shim gaskets and actually DON'T leak. Cheap and relatively easy to do, very minor surgery. | ||
| Fuzzz |
If you change the rocker lower gaskets, remember to put in new pushrod seals at the same time,since rocker boxes have to come off to change them anyway. | ||
| Ratbuell |
...and keep the pushrods in order! They are not all the same  | ||
| Vecchio_lupo |
It may be a seeping seal around the wire that enters the primary cover from the rear (starter side). Thats where mine leaks a little, but not worth fixing until I tear down over next winter when I do the 1250 kit. | ||
| Kalali |
What about the starter gasket? They seem to have a short life span too. | ||
| Preybird1 |
I have never had a starter gasket go out but i have had the neutral safety switch seal leak. Yes keep the push rods marked for the previous position's. | ||
| Bluzm2 |
I've had 2 starter gaskets fail. Man, they can be tough to find the leak. I had to use a UV detector. The new style is MUCH better than the old paper version. The pushrods are marked. The exhaust has a red bands on it, the intake has brown bands if memory serves. Also, the exhaust is a tiny bit longer than the intake. (Message edited by bluzm2 on March 26, 2010) | ||
| Kfry |
alright thanks a lot, alright i have a few more questions. my exhaust is really carbon its making my rear swing arm very black. and this started happening after i started putting in unleaded 87 octane grade gas and after i changed the oil. the oil was really bad that i took out and it was really low, valvaline full synthetic oil. any ideas? | ||
| Kfry |
i also was wondering if there is a full manual for my 1999 lightning x1 i really want one and a friend of mine said he got his for his firebolt on here | ||
| Preybird1 |
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1999-2000-Buell-X1- Lightning-Service-Manual_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZit em1c10baec97QQitemZ120539770007QQptZMotorsQ5fManua lsQ5fLiterature here is the manual on ebay | ||
| Guell |
Put 93 octane in the bike, not 87. It will be happier that way | ||
| Britchri10 |
+1 on the 93 Octane. it makes a world of difference. PO of mine ran 87 Octane in it. The muffler was fairly "coked". 400+ miles w/93 Octane and it is looking a lot cleaner. Chris C |
