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STILL lots of blow by smoke

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So, we're back to saying that his numbers are fine. I guess it threw me when 82Shafty suggested that he had bad rings or glazing on his cylinders. Compression in the 140's is pretty respectable to me.
 
I agree, He might of added too much oil to cyls. on comp test and increased the comp ratio by decreased chamber volume.

Also, you should run a filter to keep dirt/dust out when it draws air in on the up stroke. I run a filter directly on the breather nipple.
 
Just a point of referrence. My newly aquired 1100ES doesnt have an airbox on it, and just has a filter over the crankcase breather. It smokes pretty good when hot...
 
paco13 said:
I agree, He might of added too much oil to cyls. on comp test and increased the comp ratio by decreased chamber volume.

Also, you should run a filter to keep dirt/dust out when it draws air in on the up stroke. I run a filter directly on the breather nipple.
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That's likely. I didn't measure it but it was about 2 tablespoons. I do some cooking so I can gauge that pretty well. :lol: How much are you supposed to add for a wet test?

I didn't know it was necessary to run a filter on the breather tube. There wasn't one that I recall from the factory. I just ran a really long tube down and on the right side by my foot peg so I could easily look over at it when I'm stopped.

I did measure ring gap, clocked the rings correctly, etc. before assembly and it was all within spec. I agree that there's a lot more to putting an engine together than what one might expect but "you'll never know unless you try" and I understand the risks. I can't stand not attempting something like this out of my own fear or ignorance and there are times when I over estimate my own abilities but I refuse to believe that this is beyond my capability. I'm learning, albeit slowly but surely. I do think that I have glazed the cylinders. The carbs were set up (not by me) with the accel pump coming on from the beginning of the throttle turn and I wasn't able to get the bike running hard and hot for at least the first 20 miles after the initial start up. I've backed off the accel pump quite a bit but I think I'll take it even further back to where it's not coming on until I'm at 3/4 throttle. The accel pump on the RS Flat Slides will squirt a good 3 ft. and I think that's way too much for the average street rider.

Unfortunately, the weather is going to turn to crap after tomorrow and I don't have a garage so it may be Spring before I can do any further work on this bike.

Thanks to everyone for your input. I really, really appreciate it.

Don
 
don_gibb6512 said:
That's likely. I didn't measure it but it was about 2 tablespoons. I do some cooking so I can gauge that pretty well. :lol: How much are you supposed to add for a wet test?

I didn't know it was necessary to run a filter on the breather tube. There wasn't one that I recall from the factory. I just ran a really long tube down and on the right side by my foot peg so I could easily look over at it when I'm stopped.

I did measure ring gap, clocked the rings correctly, etc. before assembly and it was all within spec. I agree that there's a lot more to putting an engine together than what one might expect but "you'll never know unless you try" and I understand the risks. I can't stand not attempting something like this out of my own fear or ignorance and there are times when I over estimate my own abilities but I refuse to believe that this is beyond my capability. I'm learning, albeit slowly but surely. I do think that I have glazed the cylinders. The carbs were set up (not by me) with the accel pump coming on from the beginning of the throttle turn and I wasn't able to get the bike running hard and hot for at least the first 20 miles after the initial start up. I've backed off the accel pump quite a bit but I think I'll take it even further back to where it's not coming on until I'm at 3/4 throttle. The accel pump on the RS Flat Slides will squirt a good 3 ft. and I think that's way too much for the average street rider.

Unfortunately, the weather is going to turn to crap after tomorrow and I don't have a garage so it may be Spring before I can do any further work on this bike.

Thanks to everyone for your input. I really, really appreciate it.

Don
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Don, if you'd like, bring it down this spring, we'll have a look at it. But i think you're really ok man. Also, if need be, and you need a place to store it out of the weather, its far from home, but I am renting a garage myself this winter, there's room if you'd like. Completely understandable if you dont want to leave it that far from home, I know Id be really hesitant to do so. But I cant bare the thought of any of my bikes, with the money ive put in them and will be putting in them over the winter, sitting out in the weather. And this place is heated too! I am renting it to work in as well, so I will be in and out of there on a regular basis, and its in a really really upper class part of the area. Crime to them is jaywalking...lol

Hopefully here in a few months I will be moving into a place with a HUGE garage, with power, and maybe heat! I cant wait...then the Ohio GS Hospital will be open for business! LOL
 
TheCafeKid said:
Don, if you'd like, bring it down this spring, we'll have a look at it. But i think you're really ok man. Also, if need be, and you need a place to store it out of the weather, its far from home, but I am renting a garage myself this winter, there's room if you'd like. Completely understandable if you dont want to leave it that far from home, I know Id be really hesitant to do so. But I cant bare the thought of any of my bikes, with the money ive put in them and will be putting in them over the winter, sitting out in the weather. And this place is heated too! I am renting it to work in as well, so I will be in and out of there on a regular basis, and its in a really really upper class part of the area. Crime to them is jaywalking...lol

Hopefully here in a few months I will be moving into a place with a HUGE garage, with power, and maybe heat! I cant wait...then the Ohio GS Hospital will be open for business! LOL
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Thanks for the offer. I'm going to try to make room for it on my back patio. I've already got my 1000G back there so we'll see how well that goes. I spray the hell out of them with WD-40 when I put them up for the winter and that does a real good job of keeping the rust at bay. Smokes and stinks like crazy when it's started up in the Spring though. :lol:
 
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