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Posted by SAMMMM on October 15, 2008, 7:01 pm
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>> I am looking at buying a 2000 honda shadow that has only 1200 miles on
>> it, but while riding it today I noticed it was smoking then noticed
>> oil all over the engine. After taking off the air breather assembly i
>> noticed it was full of oil, which is why it was smoking. Our best
>> guess is that the piston rings are bad and blowing oil into the
>> breather via the crankcase breather hose.
>> Just looking to see if you guys might think anything different.
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>> Also this cycle had been literally sitting up in a barn untouched for
>> the last 7 years. The orginal owner vanished and his estate was just
>> now sold.
>> I just figured the cylinder walls had rusted and when it was cranked
>> it jacked up the rings.
>>
> It's possible. Or you might just have overfilled the oil.
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i did have a relative who thought he was draining the oil when he drined
the filter located in a spot on the bottom of the crankcase.
he would then fill with 2 quarts of oil.
after a few of these treatments, the bike would smoke when revved up.
he finally brought it to me for a look.
i was draining the crankcase expecting 2 quarts of oil to hit my small
drain pan....i felt like the monkey trying to put the cork back in...
ultimately we got about 6-8 quarts out of his little suzuki. <G>
sam
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