| Author | Message | ||
     Buellnewb |
Hello, new to the forum and to Buell. Been working on cars for 20 years. Tinkered with bikes as well. Just traded a Chinese scooter for the blast. The bike sat in a driveway for 10 yrs. Story I got was it belonged to previouse owners cousin. PO put in a new battery and changed the oil and expected it to start. Obviously it didn't and it ended up in my garaage. Things I've done so far: -drained and cleaned fuel tank -cleaned carb - replaced intake boot -replaced spark plug -started it and it started spewing oil from the dipstick. Drained 2 qts out of it before it stopped. Since I don't know what the PO did, I am assuming they overfilled it -realized after it ran that the primary cover was cracked along the top edge. Shifter is also slightly bent. Again, I am assuming here, that it was dropped and that's what cracked the cover. I took it off, cleaned it and epoxied it shut for now. Don't expect it to last and I will source a used one eventually. Primary was full of water. I cleaned everything I could get to. There was no rust on the anything. I made a new gasket cause I was too impatient to order on and refilled. No leak from crack yet. -noticed it still has the spacer on the adjustment screw(odometer shows (708mi) and chain seems quiet I welcome any and all questions, advice, concerns, anything you have to say bring it on | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
Don't clean the carb.....uh, nevermind! I would change the oil and filter and refill it with 1.5 qts, just to be sure it's not overfilled (and it should have clean oil). Run it for a short time first to get as much oil as possible from the crankcase into the frame. Then ride it it to 1000 miles and then adjust the primary chain. (Adjusting it now is a waste because it needs to stretch out again. You'll just have to do it again in a few hundred miles). Essentially it is a brand new bike and keep that in mind. It still needs to be broken in and it really shouldn't have needed everything you've done so far. Just ride it and fix anything that might come up as a result of sitting and neglect. And Welcome! | ||
| Blueblast |
Welcome Buellnewb! You'll like it here. Good folks and great advise and knowledge base. I think some of the people here like helping the rest of us out "almost" as much as riding their Blast!  | ||
| Buellnewb |
Yeah, there was no getting around the carb cleaning. It was gooey, so much that I had to soak the lower half to free the needle from the jet. I've been reading for the past few days and have learned a lot of valuable tips and tricks. I did end up changing the engine oil. I also drained and refilled the primary again last night to flush it out. Still looks like chocolate milk.....  and now its leaking from the output shaft | ||
| Buellnewb |
Oh, and I've noticed this forum is very anti carb clean......lol and thanks for the warm welcome! | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
Correction: This site is not anti carb cleaning. I am very anti carb cleaning. After years of resurrecting many motorcycles and cars that have been sitting for extended periods and many, many, many hours we've spent online trying to help countless people find out where they messed up their carb after they took it apart "to give it a good cleaning", I've found its rarely ever necessary to pull the carb apart "to give it a good cleaning". Now 40 years from now when Blasts become "barn finds", then it might become necessary. But when the oldest Blast is only 13 years old, its simply only the most neglected and abused Blasts that need a full carb tear down. Most have simply just been sitting in a garage unridden for years, thats all. | ||
| Buellnewb |
I wish mine had sat in a garage for ten yrs. Unfortunately it was outside under a tree laying on its side in the dirt. On a more technical note, I changed the primary oil tonight. It is finally coming out clean instead of muddy. Lots of false neutrals though, which has me concerned. And it has a very piston slap type of noise when its warm. Is that normal for these or should I put it back outside under a tree for another 10 years? Getting very frustrated........... | ||
| 50w |
Not sure what type of epoxy you used but it should hold. I bought an old Honda once that had been laid down and the side cover was ground through, I used Devcon aluminum puddy on the outside and epoxy on the inside and it has never leaked since. That was 6 years and 10,000km ago and its still good. | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
Are you using 20w-50 oil? If not, change it asap. It may not be broken in yet. It DID SIT ON ITS SIDE FOR ten years!!! Other stuff makes noise. Could be the primary chain. Give it time. Remember you are resurrecting a very neglected bike. But its still a new neglected bike. These bikes are pretty durable, but there are those that get so insanely abused that they fail. Not easy to do, but it happens. Dont give up yet! | ||
| Buellnewb |
Yes. It now has 20w-50 in the engine and in the primary. I used jb weld on the cover. So far it isn't leaking. Haven't given up yet, just frustrated. Thanks for the help and words of encouragement. | ||
| Kenny_gilgore |
The only reason that the JB Weld doesn't hold is if the area is not clean enough. Something that foams is good for cleaning, and then scrub with lacquer thinner or even your girlfriend's finger nail polish remover will work. KennyG | ||
| Ezblast |
Sounds more like a loose primary and a need for a shift-pawl adjustment. EZ |
