gstallons

Nine monkeys ? Not the sound ANYONE is after . These bikes operate in one of two modes / agony or ecstasy.

As I was saying , oil / filters are not that expensive . I have never ruined an engine by frequent oil changes . It is a free country .

No way ! I was at a get-together and there was a girl there with an Audi and she TOLD me , the Audi oil would go 10k because her manual and the Service Dept. told her it would. After a couple of minutes I left her alone and said "good luck" . 5K on synthetic is all I will go . Oil is not that expensive .

Don't grab at straws , do methodical evaluations and testing.

And april of 2009 was the last time .

Hey ! I have one of those "cable lube tools" too !

cash do this , # 1 start your bike and allow it to warm up as you normally do. # 2 pull your clutch lever all the way in and release the lever 10 Xs in a row # 3 put the bike in gear and take off as normal # 4 did you notice ANY difference ? # 5 after you get going for a while, get your bike in 3rd gear and go as slow as possible and roll on the throttle . Does the clutch slip when you do this ? # 6 do the clutch pull test again 10 Xs after the bike is completely warmed up after you get through with your ride. Did you notice ANY difference in the before and after ?

I assume you see no problems in the bore of the m/c ? I am sure you are using DOT 4 fluid ?

BTDT , I topped of my Suzuki (about1 1/2 gallon of diesel ) and did it show , I didn't think I would get home . Drain & refill and it eventually started .

cash , IF there was oil getting into your clutch area and causing clutch slippage , this would not go away after a few kms. Petroleum products on a clutch will stay on a clutch . Can you explain this slippage and how bad , how long it has been going on & how long this occurs .

How does someone that young play that mature ?

A few years ago there was a link (on here) to article involving the topic , It didn't take long to read so I looked at the rest of the page . Then there was an article about BMW riders n shift indicators. They mockingly said " there was a BMW rider that sued BMW because he rode The Iron Butt in !st gear" .

I have seen less than four oil pump problems im 50 yrs of tinkering w/things. Historically , oil filters n o-rings are at the top of the list .

Well G-I-V , what did you find out ?

MG really had some righteous paint schemes on these V-11s . I can't understand these bikes selling OUT immediately when they were put on the showroom floors .

I was excited about them too. It was really ahead of everything else . Things just didn't work .

I Googled this question last night and came up with nothing . These connectors are in the AC delco / Packard family and I looked for compounds that could be used with them . Found nothing . I am sure these were intended to be installed dry but IDK what CAN be used w/them . I use the MC electrical grease on Deutch connectors only to make it easy to disconnect in the future .

Hmmmm . I wonder what the manufacturers recommend on these connections ?

Whew , if I were going to make mine into a Coppa , I would just try to buy the plastic , fuel tank , etc..... It would be hard to reproduce this paint scheme .

AND , when / if you remove lifters and inspect be absolutely sure to install that lifter back into that bore it came out of . Each lifter / cam lobe has developed a particular wear pattern . To test the pushrod for being straight, lay them on a sheet of glass and roll them . It will be straight or bent . Nothing in between .

Are you confident enough to gain access to the top of the valve to tap the top of the valve stem and see if it pops back with a good "pop" to verify the valve stem isn't sticking in the guide ? Make absolutely sure the piston is about halfway down the bore of the cylinder so the valve will not come in contact with the piston .

I have seen this happen on V-twin pushrod engines on ATVs , riding mowers w V-twin engines , I was told by this mower shop @ Calvert City the valve is seizing in the cylinder (valve guide) head . The cures are : run PREMIUM gasoline and mix in Marvel Mystery Oil to get things lubricated to stop this and prevent it from happening in the future. HTH