jasonsb Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 This past glamis trip I noticed that one pipe smokes like hell...and at the end of my trip, that same pipe is full of oil on the silencer and front of pipe near head. Could a piston ring be busted? My plugs look good on both sides. Will a compression test tell if a piston ring is gone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banchetta Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 This past glamis trip I noticed that one pipe smokes like hell...and at the end of my trip, that same pipe is full of oil on the silencer and front of pipe near head. Could a piston ring be busted? My plugs look good on both sides. Will a compression test tell if a piston ring is gone? A compression test will tell you a lot. Definately check it out...A chipped reed petal could also make it run richer on one side. I've also seen old plugs do the same though. Put new plugs and they smoke evenly..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boonman Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 Is this by chance the right (clutch/PTO side?) If it is, and you are losing tranny oil I think you may have a smoked crank seal and it is sucking tranny oil into the motor. if not, pull the top end to see what is up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonsb Posted November 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 Yes it is the right side by the clutch cover. Damm...is this serious enough to have to fix right away? What has to be done to fix it? The top end looks o.k. I took the jugs off to do some more porting and the pistons look a little black but are still smooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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