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Water in cylinder - gasket/head? Mon Aug 17, 2015 4:54 am
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hi all - hope someone can help or point me in the right direction.
When I pressed the starter my bike (K100rs) the other week it just clicked and engine didn't turn over - thought strange as battery was fully charged - tried again and was fine. Took the bike out (to its MOT) and it was chucking white smoke out the back for a few miles and then temp gauge headed for the red. Sod's law, it passed MOT ok
On chatting to a local bike mechanic he thought it sounded like water in cylinder, and I should remove plugs and turn it over - sure enough water spat out of cylinder no.3
I can't confirm whether antifreeze was in the system beforehand & am assuming gasket has gone or head/block cracked??
from what I have read on forum gaskets very rarely go?
So questions are please
1. assuming it's just the gasket - is this a big job on these ?
2. does anyone know of a k100 mechanic in south stockport/Manchester area - be good to have someone on the job who has worked on these bikes if possible
3. could water get in from the injector seal?
any help /thoughts appreciated
ta
kev
When I pressed the starter my bike (K100rs) the other week it just clicked and engine didn't turn over - thought strange as battery was fully charged - tried again and was fine. Took the bike out (to its MOT) and it was chucking white smoke out the back for a few miles and then temp gauge headed for the red. Sod's law, it passed MOT ok
On chatting to a local bike mechanic he thought it sounded like water in cylinder, and I should remove plugs and turn it over - sure enough water spat out of cylinder no.3
I can't confirm whether antifreeze was in the system beforehand & am assuming gasket has gone or head/block cracked??
from what I have read on forum gaskets very rarely go?
So questions are please
1. assuming it's just the gasket - is this a big job on these ?
2. does anyone know of a k100 mechanic in south stockport/Manchester area - be good to have someone on the job who has worked on these bikes if possible
3. could water get in from the injector seal?
any help /thoughts appreciated
ta
kev