Gas smell

smell of gas in oil.....what could it be that I need to replace?

 

probably your petcock keeps flowing fuel.

rebuild it or replace it.

Or (one of) the floats is stuck open...

 

Ok ppl......I was thinking something with my rings....but is this true...I know that my Petcock is leaking...but how does this make it's way into the oil. Could someone explain...I dont want my engine to burn up!

 

The petcock is designed to pull fuel only when there is vacuum present unless you have it set to Prime. If it is leaking it could be entering the cylinders via the vacuum line or if you have a float which does not close down all the way, it could be flowing into the cylinders via the throat of the carbs and down past the rings into the oil. If you get the right circumstances, the fuel leaking into the cylinder could cause a "hyrostatic lock" which can damage the engine.

 

Ok well two questions.....I bought a set of old crappy carbs off of ebay....Im going to need to rebuild them...Does anyone know of a PDF or something that I read thats detailed on rebuilding these. Also....Where can I find a petcock, or a rebuild kit for this bike....and if Im going to reseal the bike...I need to reseal before I put the new petcock in right?

 

Check with Chacal for the parts....... New petcock or a rebuild kit, etc. There is a CD available for the bikes, but mine hasn't arrived yet so I don't know how detailed it goes into the carbs. My experience with these carbs is that they must be really, really clean! There is tons of info on this site regarding carbs. Do a search on the forum. Someone else might be able to tell you where you can obtain more info, but the Haynes Shop Manual has a lot of good info on the carbs.

 

go HERE for carb clean help.