Maintenance & Technical > KX250 / KX125
new kaw in the stable...oil from the exhaust?
MadKaw:
holy crap...I forgot about that. yeah I do have a manual. saw that in there the other day, before I bought this one. how hard is the clutch basket to remove without messing up the discs? thanx for the kick in the head.... :?
Mudshark:
--- Quote from: eprovenzano on November 28, 2006, 04:25:30 AM ---Before you go too far, what is your mix ratio. I run 50:1 in my 99 250. I'd give her a few more rides with proper mix ratio while watching the tranny level before you pull the engine. Check the silencer packing, it most likely needs replaced. Give her a few rides, while watching the fluid levels, your problem was most likely an incorrect fuel mix ratio.
The 99 250 is a good reliable bike. Mine has never disappointed me.
--- End quote ---
Congrats on the new bike ! and I second what eprovenzano said about
running it a while. Also your plan to clean out the pipe is a good idea.
Good luck with it.
don46:
It sounds to me like it's probably jetted way to rich, as I recall I jetted my 99 down quite a bit, and a way leaner needle. If the guy was just riding casually, and it was jetted to rich it probably has the silencer saturated with oil. There are gear oils that look like ATF. My son has raced 250's for years and never had a bottom end failure, he rode the 250 constantly loved it and still does.
MadKaw:
yeah definately gonna lightin the mix. just worries me about the smell. I used to be a auto tech, and that smell of burnt transmission fluid is ingrained in my head. the exhaust definately smelled funky. are there any synth. 2-smoke oil like amsoil or something he might have been using that smell wierd? maybe I just have new daddy gitters... :roll:. I'll just take it a step at a time and see how she does...
clean out pipe and silencer
ride her and watch the tranny level
as for the carb needle I'm quite sure its the stock one, he has done basically nothing to this bike at all.
could the idle thing be from the oil in the pipe too?
thanx ya'll :wink:
eprovenzano:
I would suspect the bike not idleing, is due to the carb being dirty from the bike sitting. I'd repack the silencer, watch the fluid levels, and let her rip...
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