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Zilla not running clean and milky oil |
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By: DP157 Date: January 5, 2024, 7:42 pm |
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Hi Guys - new to the board. I have a 1990 LT 500 and it is |
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stock as far as I know. I bought it some time ago and the PO |
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claimed it ran fine. I ran it in my driveway when he brought it |
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to me but nothing more than that, seemed to idle and rev OK. |
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Fast forward a year or more when I want to get the machine out |
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and rolling (for Little Sahara last October). Had to clean the |
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carb to get it going and the pilot jet was completely plugged. |
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I run the bike and it just won't run correctly. Idles fine but |
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mostly won't clean out, won't rev correctly. If I run it on the |
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street it eventually gets up to speed but was either not running |
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clean or even seemed like the clutch was slipping thru the |
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midrange. So, I pulled it in and removed the clutch cover to |
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discover milky oil. I was able to look thru to the other side |
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of the cases and the oil was the same color. I was questioning |
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if this was a water pump/seal issue of if it was a blown head |
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gasket issue. I did fill the radiator and removed the cap after |
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starting it today and it did not seem to be blowing coolant out |
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of the radiator. Seemed more like the coolant was just |
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bubbling/surging when revved up. Lastly, was running it in my |
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enclosed 20x32 shop today with the doors closed but it seemed |
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like the smoke was whiter than I am used to with 2 strokes. |
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Totally filled my shop up and had to open up and run fans. So, |
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I guess I'm wondering if I have a water pump issue, or a head |
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gasket issue or both (?). Could I also just need to go back |
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thru the carb to clean things up? Is there any downside to just |
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pulling the head to look other than the cost of a gasket? Sorry |
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for the long write up and thanks in advance for any assistance!! |
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