Mon, 21 Dec 1998 00:33:53 +0100
- Message No. 4581
From: "Jon Arne Frydenberg"
Subject: Re: 2 problems (at least 4 me)
My experience is that the @ do not need to have the spark plugs replaced very often. I usually ride aprox. 20.000km a year, and I do one big servce job each year. Change spark plugs, adjust valves, change fork oil, dismount a lot of tnings for cleaning and lubrication and more. To do this I need to dismount the fairing and tank anyway. I loosen the radiator too. At least then it is easier to get to the spark plug. I use the original tool that came with the bike.
The brown liquid might be oil vapor mixed with water. There is a hose for breathing from the top of the rear cylinder into the lowest part of airfilter box. Oil vapor from engine goes out this way. There is another hose from the airfilter box going down begind the engine. This hose has a plastic plug which is supposed to be removed regularly to drain the liquid. I do not think this should be a problem under normal conditions. But during offroad driving in very hot weather i once had the problem that it probably was to much oil vapor from the engine, and the liquid was dripping out of the bottom of the airfilter box when the bike was standing still. Only a few drops each time, but the light bruwn color burned to the engine, so I can not remove it. Do not look nice. This was because of i leak in the bottom of the airfilter box where the hoses are connected. I fixed this with some glue, and now it is OK. The licuid goes down the long hose, and i drain it by removing the plug under/behind the engine from time to time.
Jon Arne Frydenberg
Gjøvik
Norway
-----Original Message-----
From: Eddy
To: xrv@atic.org
Date: 19. desember 1998 02:50
Subject: (XRV) 2 problems (at least 4 me)
>Hello everybody,
>
>here are two questions concerning our bike (especially mine).
>Yesterday I wanted to replace the spark plugs of my bike (RD07)
>and it was not the funniest job I ever did on a motorbike.
>I am sure that the most of you know that. The first question is
>now: Is there a better way to change the spark plugs than to take
>of the whole tank, air filter, seat . . .
>Additionally I had to unscrew the left radiator, to get to the
>left spark plug of the front cylinder. Am I toooo studip and did
>anything wrong or is it the usual job you have to do to change
>the plugs ?
>
>The second question is about a not specified viscous liquid of
>a light brown or let me say ochre colour which came out of the
>air filter box respectively the crankcase (Kurbelgehaeuse).
>I have never on any bike seen something like that. Do you know
>if theres something damaged or did you make such an experience, too.
>
>Thanx in advance
>
> Eddy
>
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