volvo63' Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 I have had nothing but problems with my banshee since I got it. I have had to rebuild it three times because the person that owned it last screwed me over, and I thought I finally had it lined out. The other day I went riding and the bike was running like a champ right off the bat. I hit a long trail and ran for about an hour then stopped. I then turned around to go back and the bike was just pouring out white smoke out of the right pipe only. It felt like it was running on one cylinder. At that point I was so mad that I just got on it and said I don't care if it blows up Im gonna get back to the truck. Well after about a minute or two, it was back to running perfectly fine, but it was still just pouring smoke. I made it almost back to the truck then my exhaust boot got a hole melted in it. Can anyone shed some light as to why this happened and how to fix it? The bike is a stock stroke, bored .30 over, 160 psi compression, hot rods crank, boyesen two stage reeds, keihen 36mm single carb with a huge 6x6 pod, a clean up port job, polished exhaust ports, and toomey t5 pipes, and +2 timing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infamous039 Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 Sound like you have a coolant leak on the side that was blowing white smoke, I would drain the coolant and put in new gaskets to be safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicklez Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 If coolant was burning, i'd pull the cylinder off and see whats up. Are you running a cool head? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volvo63' Posted October 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 If coolant was burning, i'd pull the cylinder off and see whats up. Are you running a cool head? Yeah Im running a cool head. Everything just had brand new seals and gaskets put in less that tree full rides ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicklez Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 Yeah Im running a cool head. Everything just had brand new seals and gaskets put in less that tree full rides ago. Pull the head off and make sure all your o-rings are still intact. Did you notice alot more heat coming from the side that was smokey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volvo63' Posted October 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 I could notice a like difference by touch, but not on my leg while riding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicklez Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 I could notice a like difference by touch, but not on my leg while riding. did your coolant level go down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volvo63' Posted October 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 did your coolant level go down? Just a little, but not much at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicklez Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 I would pull the head off, check your o rings and inspect the cylinder wall. Maybe you got lucky. But def check for coolant leak. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheerider11 Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 Check the trans fluid to. A crank seal on the said that leaks can burn trans fluid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volvo63' Posted October 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 Alright. Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunersdunes Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Sounds like a bad crank seal letting oil in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikerjon Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Leak down tests are hugely important. They are easy to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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