New "old" bike run through maintanece Q's

[Pushdeck1]

70W40 is what the oil fill cap says, crank says 1300ml for volume. Anyone else running 70W40?

[Sarris]

Owners manual is listed on this page. I got my replacement from here.

Owners Manual

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by Pushdeck1

70W40 is what the oil fill cap says, crank says 1300ml for volume. Anyone else running 70W40?

No such thing. You are mis-reading a 1 for a 7.

And, as far as volume goes, I found that it is best to start out putting in about 100 ml less than the recommended amount.....which should put it "in range" in the window, and then ride a few miles and check again after sitting a while. I don't think I ever got the full suggested amout in, probably because it's not possible to get ALL of the old oil out.

[Pushdeck1]

Well I'm an idiot, Good thing I'm a Newbie status, the one didn't have a line under it, but I got to thinking and looked again, it is 10-40.

Far as the chain goes how tight should it be about? Similar to dirt bike tension?

Low RPM cruising it has a little hesitation pop like the carb is gunked. I changed the gas and no change. Going to ride for a few days and see if it clears on its own before opening it. I worked on small engines (h***a primarily) for a rental company for 3 years and this is the same symptom as a gunked carb and or bad fuel/water but I drained the gas so should be it.

Easy Rider, you read my mind. Your right its impossible to get it all out of any engine. Appreciate the heads up and not rootin me for the oil (should have though!)

[Water Warrior 2]

Originally Posted by blaine

It will say 10-40 on the oil cover,that is the recommended weight and 1300ml on the block beside the cover,that is the amount of oil.
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I stand corrected. At least I was in the right neighborhood.

[blaine]

Originally Posted by Pushdeck1

Far as the chain goes how tight should it be about? Similar to dirt bike tension?

Low RPM cruising it has a little hesitation pop like the carb is gunked. I changed the gas and no change. Going to ride for a few days and see if it clears on its own before opening it.

The free-play in your chain should be between 1/2 & 9/16 inch.When you tighten your chain spin the wheel to make sure you are at the tightest part of the chain.Put a good quality carb cleaner in the tank.Berrymans B-12,or Seafoam are good quality ones to use.
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[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by Pushdeck1

Far as the chain goes how tight should it be about? Similar to dirt bike tension?

Low RPM cruising it has a little hesitation pop like the carb is gunked.

There is a standard for chain slack; you REALLY need an owner's manual; it's in there.
And there is a manual on here for download.
In general, regardless of bike model, about 1/2 inch of slack is usually good.

A thumper doesn't really like to run good at really low RPMs; thus the fairly high idle speed recommendation.

AND mechanics don't like to hear this but a healthy shot of Berryman's B12 Chemtool and then riding a couple of days ........along with upping your idle speed a bit will probably solve that low speed problem; a extra half turn out on the idle mixture screw might help too.

Even if you know how, no need to rip the carb apart if you don't have to.

[Pushdeck1]

That's my philosophy, I don't like to mess with any carb unless its a last resort. I'm very knowledgeable and experienced but will definitely try carb cleaner first though.

Thanks for the input!

I saw that manual on here, but some people had some skepticism about it on the thread so wasn't too sure bout it. I'll try my local dealer when I get oil and see what they are asking for one.

[Water Warrior 2]

Chain slack can be different on different bikes. There is no standard measurement for all bikes. The amount of chain slack is determined by chain length, swing arm length, and rear suspension travel among other things. It is better to be a little slack than a little tight with the chain slack on most bikes. There are no hard and set rules written in stone that apply to all bikes.
Oh, that was a lie about rules. They all get dropped eventually. :whistle:

[blaine]

Originally Posted by Pushdeck1

I saw that manual on here, but some people had some skepticism about it on the thread so wasn't too sure bout it. I'll try my local dealer when I get oil and see what they are asking for one.

The manual for the G.Z is expensive,I paid $90.00 for one from the dealer before I found this forum.I could not find one to buy from a aftermarket source as none of the major printers seem to print one.
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