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Topic: Oil overheat |
simonlap
Replies: 14
Views: 23015
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Forum: Tech Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:54 am Subject: Oil overheat |
Had same sort of problem last month. Try this.
http://k11og.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10587&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 |
Topic: ZZR 1200 freebie |
simonlap
Replies: 7
Views: 6974
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Forum: Campfire Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 6:01 pm Subject: ZZR 1200 freebie |
| Im gonna do an HPI check on it tomorrow. I have proof of when I was given it if there is a string of speeding tickets so looks like a bargain to me. |
Topic: ZZR 1200 freebie |
simonlap
Replies: 7
Views: 6974
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Forum: Campfire Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 3:51 pm Subject: ZZR 1200 freebie |
stop press, the guy lied to me, it wasn't a zzr 1200 at all, it is a ZZR1100 in Irn-Bru livery.
Still a freebie, nearly mint on the outside. loads of meat on the rubber, new monoshock for it's last ... |
Topic: Dielectric grease. |
simonlap
Replies: 5
Views: 7809
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Forum: Tech Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 3:11 am Subject: Dielectric grease. |
| Hi Guys, I tried vaseline but with the heat the K makes under the tank where most of the wiring is, vaseline becomes very fluid at about 30 oC. I resorted to copaslip (copper grease) melting point abo ... |
Topic: ZZR 1200 freebie |
simonlap
Replies: 7
Views: 6974
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Forum: Campfire Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 5:31 am Subject: ZZR 1200 freebie |
| Got chating to a friend at my archery club when I turned up on my K, he starts talking bikes and it turns out he has a ZZR 600 and a ZZR 1200, the latter not been used for 2 years due to chain and spr ... |
Topic: Water in Oil |
simonlap
Replies: 31
Views: 31765
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Forum: Tech Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:17 pm Subject: Water in Oil |
The results are as follow.
1. loss of coolant
2. oil very dirty
3. strip oil pump out
4. All seals, o rings are brittle and they easily snapped when removed.
5. emulsion in oil water gallery that ... |
Topic: ABS system removal |
simonlap
Replies: 15
Views: 27054
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Forum: Tech Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:05 pm Subject: ABS system removal |
| Having just rebuilt my complete braking system on my RS it seems to me an easy alteration. If you remove the ABS modules and replace the front master cylinder brake pipe with a flexi and join it at th ... |
Topic: Water in Oil |
simonlap
Replies: 31
Views: 31765
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Forum: Tech Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:40 am Subject: Water in Oil |
| I checked the 'weep' hole with a drill and reached 58mm so assumed all was fine. Now I have the pump on the bench, there is a chamber at the end of the weep hole and then going off at 45 degrees is an ... |
Topic: Fuse blowing |
simonlap
Replies: 25
Views: 26986
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Forum: Tech Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 3:32 am Subject: Fuse blowing |
| Jim, once the current reaches the fuse rating (say 15 amp) then the fuse wire will melt out weather or not it is a short to earth or drawing more current than the fuse is rated at. The fuse can't tell ... |
Topic: Water in Oil |
simonlap
Replies: 31
Views: 31765
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Forum: Tech Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 5:36 pm Subject: Water in Oil |
Lee, there are no oily residues in and around the filler cap nor any emulsion except inbetween the water/oil pump casing in middle of the two seals.
Si. |
Topic: Water in Oil |
simonlap
Replies: 31
Views: 31765
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Forum: Tech Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 4:19 pm Subject: Water in Oil |
| I will check them out tomorrow Inge. |
Topic: Water in Oil |
simonlap
Replies: 31
Views: 31765
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Forum: Tech Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 3:13 pm Subject: Water in Oil |
| I can see an emulsion inside the seals but no oily residue anywhere in the coolant side so I'm goint to replace the seals while i'm at it. |
Topic: Water in Oil |
simonlap
Replies: 31
Views: 31765
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Forum: Tech Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 1:30 pm Subject: Water in Oil |
Sure is dark but that could be a high detergent oil cleaning loads of crud and grunge out of a dirty interior and it is all suspended.
Does not look like there is water in there though. No froth or ... |
Topic: Water in Oil |
simonlap
Replies: 31
Views: 31765
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Forum: Tech Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 1:24 pm Subject: Water in Oil |
Or through the crankcase breather tube.
forgot about that one........... |
Topic: water oil pump gasket sealant |
simonlap
Replies: 8
Views: 11450
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Forum: Tech Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 1:16 pm Subject: water oil pump gasket sealant |
| Thanks Inge, good enough for me if I can get it in the UK |
Topic: water oil pump gasket sealant |
simonlap
Replies: 8
Views: 11450
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Forum: Tech Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 12:54 pm Subject: water oil pump gasket sealant |
| What is the best sealant for putting my water pump back on? there are so many to choose from, we are looking at alloy to alloy nice and clean. |
Topic: Water in Oil |
simonlap
Replies: 31
Views: 31765
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Forum: Tech Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 12:51 pm Subject: Water in Oil |
| well I got to thinking last night. Coolant in the oil, not the other way around. Coolant pressure at most 16 psi. Oil pressure going to important moving bits aboput 40 psi max. Most of the oil in the ... |
Topic: Water in Oil |
simonlap
Replies: 31
Views: 31765
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Forum: Tech Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 2:53 pm Subject: Water in Oil |
Well I've been real busy this wekend and only just had time to drain the oil 5 mins ago. Thought you may like to see before and after oil which has done no more than 200 miles in 4 days.
Is it wort ... |
Topic: Water in Oil |
simonlap
Replies: 31
Views: 31765
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Forum: Tech Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 4:15 am Subject: Water in Oil |
| Thanks for the input so far guys. The brick runs fine ever since i owned it. 10 years stood idle and now all these problems. If i'm gonna strip the head out should I do the water and oil pump seals at ... |
Topic: WHICH COOLANT? |
simonlap
Replies: 23
Views: 32214
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Forum: Tech Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 6:13 pm Subject: WHICH COOLANT? |
| Nice one Drikko, I live in the UK, It's never been hot enough here to install Aircon but i do have a pond full of fish and water, I might try that. (without the fish) |
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