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1Back to top Go down   White smoke Empty White smoke Thu Oct 19, 2017 6:42 pm

Garyk100

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White smoke Img_1210My son was following me the other day and said my bike has white smoke coming out the exhaust, the bike does not drink the coolant and the oil is not contaminated, so maybe a head gasket. Any thoughts Krew


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2Back to top Go down   White smoke Empty Re: White smoke Thu Oct 19, 2017 7:11 pm

indian036

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A number of possibilities spring to mind, but first, can we have more details of what was observed?

A wisp of smoke or a cloud?
Was it continuous the whole time you were riding?
How long was the ride?
If not continuous, at what stage of the ride and for how long?
Was the bike on the side stand prior to the ride? For how long?

A head gasket issue will have different symptoms depending on where the fault is on the gasket, but contaminated oil and loss of coolant are strong possibilities, so head gasket may not be the issue. 

Bill


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1985 K100RT  VIN 0028991  My original Very Happy ROB the Red Old Bike   (Historic rego)
1985 K100RT  VIN 0029036  BOB the Blue Old Bike  (Historic rego)
1990 K100LT  VIN 0190452  Work in progress
1984 K100RT  VIN 0023022  Work needing lots of progress

1986 K100RT  VIN 0090542  Work needing lots and lots of progress
1993 K1100LT  VIN 0183046  Work in progress
1993 K75S  VIN 0213045  Tom the Triple (now on Historic rego too.)
    

3Back to top Go down   White smoke Empty white smoke Thu Oct 19, 2017 8:12 pm

Garyk100

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Thanks Bill, in another post I wrote about it running warm, replaced the thermostat, it still runs a bit warm, but takes longer before the fan kicks in, I put that down to the corolla thermostat, it has never overheated, owned it for 19yrs. The bike has sat for a week or two, it usually starts easy, not today it took a lot of cranking before it started and when it did the fast idle was very rough, the engine stopped twice then idled rough with a continuous white vapour out the exhaust, hmmmmmm


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4Back to top Go down   White smoke Empty Re: White smoke Thu Oct 19, 2017 9:15 pm

Rick G

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Give it a compression test and if possible a leak down but I would be thinking head gasket. If you do remove the head you will need to get the correct bit for the head bolts which is not the usual torx but a torx plus which has a slightly different shape, more a spline, that way you wont chew out the heads and have to drill the heads of the bolts. Point seven five had a bit about it some time ago and as usual I cant find it. Sometimes I have trouble finding the ground with a rock. Laughing


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5Back to top Go down   White smoke Empty Re: White smoke Thu Oct 19, 2017 9:38 pm

Point-Seven-five

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Here's the bit you need for the head bolts.  It works with a pneumatic impact wrench which is what I would use if I had to go in there again.  You are breaking loose a bolt under a lot of torque and the impact wrench will do it more reliably than a breaker bar.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/TEMO-IP-50-3-Long-Black-Impact-Torx-Plus-6-point-Socket-Bit-1-2-Drive-/132204305289?epid=1339458897&hash=item1ec7fd9b89:g:coIAAOSw0hlZJvK2


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Present: 1991 K100RS "Moby Brick Too"
 
Past:
1994 K75RT "Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS"
1988 K100RS SE "Special Ed"
1994 K75S "Cheetos"
1992 K100RS "Moby Brick" R.I.P.
1982 Honda FT500
1979 Honda XR185
1977 Honda XL125
1974 Honda XL125
1972 OSSA Pioneer 250
1968 Kawasaki 175
    

6Back to top Go down   White smoke Empty Shiiiiiiii........ Thu Oct 19, 2017 11:37 pm

Garyk100

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thanks Krew, looks like I need to get some bits and put greasy finger prints on some more pages of my workshop manual, I will be back with more questions, when the head is removed is there other maintenance bits to be replaced?


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7Back to top Go down   White smoke Empty Re: White smoke Fri Oct 20, 2017 4:04 am

charlie99

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sad to hear Gary
yep pull the headgasket

you will need new valve stem seals   for a start  ( no use pulling it all apart and not doing them )

get some valve lapping paste  and the suction cup twirly thingy
and you will probably need to get the head ground ..just for satisfaction that all is tickety boo as the new head gasket is replaced
as you remove the timing case etc ...probably worth getting a new cam chain tensioner ...the snail cam base inside the tensioner is sharks toothed to start with but  I have seen many with rounded edges ...letting the tensioner unwind ... 

the head gasket leak might explain some of the high pressure in the coolant system and thermal issues


good luck


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'86 k100 rs.. #######..  "Fred " (f(rame) red ) ( Fredrick leichtundschnell ) - -
bits and pieces from many kind friends across the k100 world ...with many thanks ..
1987 k100rs ########   "Red"  - (red sports rs TWB style )
1989 K100rt #009637   "Black Betty"  (naked rt ala Nigel , now sporting an rs main fairing )
    

8Back to top Go down   White smoke Empty White smoke = $time Fri Oct 20, 2017 6:56 am

Garyk100

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Thanks Charlie, I nearly had the new K11 on the road, but the effort must go into number 1 K as it is registered, Am tempted to dress the 11 in black RS attire with the bits it's needs from number 1, now where is my hammer screwdriver and adjustable spanner...........


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The early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese

1991 K100rs16v
    

9Back to top Go down   White smoke Empty Re: White smoke Fri Oct 20, 2017 4:32 pm

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White smoke 44271


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cheezy grin whilst riding, kinda bloke ....oh the joy !!!! ...... ( brick aviator )

'86 K100 RT..#0090401 ..."Gerty" ( Gertrude Von Clickandshift ) --------O%O
'86 k100 rs.. #######..  "Fred " (f(rame) red ) ( Fredrick leichtundschnell ) - -
bits and pieces from many kind friends across the k100 world ...with many thanks ..
1987 k100rs ########   "Red"  - (red sports rs TWB style )
1989 K100rt #009637   "Black Betty"  (naked rt ala Nigel , now sporting an rs main fairing )
    

10Back to top Go down   White smoke Empty Re: White smoke Fri Oct 20, 2017 8:56 pm

Rick G

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Garyk100 wrote:Thanks Charlie, I nearly had the new K11 on the road, but the effort must go into number 1 K as it is registered, Am tempted to dress the 11 in black RS attire with the bits it's needs from number 1, now where is my hammer screwdriver and adjustable spanner...........
You'll never make a mechanic where's the cold chisel?


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"Man sacrifices his health in order to make money.
Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.
And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived."   Dalai Lama


Bikes 1999 K1100 LT with a Big Block 1200
    

11Back to top Go down   White smoke Empty Re: White smoke Sat Oct 21, 2017 7:02 am

Dai

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You've all got it wrong. What you need is the old Triumph Tool No.1 - a BFH.


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12Back to top Go down   White smoke Empty Re: White smoke Sat Oct 21, 2017 7:48 am

Garyk100

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You guys with ya fancy tools, bloody luxury, when I was young un riding a postie bike, dads toolbox had a double ended screwdriver(high tech in its day) 8" adjustable wrench and a brick,


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The early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese

1991 K100rs16v
    

13Back to top Go down   White smoke Empty Re: White smoke Sun Oct 22, 2017 11:13 am

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Garyk100 wrote:You guys with ya fancy tools, bloody luxury, when I was young un riding a postie bike, dads toolbox had a double ended screwdriver(high tech in its day) 8" adjustable wrench and a brick,

Why complain about progress....you are now riding the brick........

And I heard a kid recently say he was listening to music on the wireless..........


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1992 K100LT 0193214 Bertha Blue 101,000 miles
1984 K100RT 0022575 Brutus Baja Red 578 bought 36,000 now 89,150 miles
1997 K1100LT 0188024 Wotan Mystic Red 689 58,645 now 106,950 miles Deceased.
1983 K100RS 0011157 Fricka 606 Alaska Blue 29,495 miles Damn K Pox Its a Bat outta Hell Now 58,200 miles. 
1996 K1100LT 0233004 Lohengrin Mystic Red 38,000 miles currently 48,061 miles.
1983 K100RS 0004449 Odette R100 colours 58,000 miles. Sprint fairing now 61,190 miles

Past:
1968 Yamaha 80 YG1
1971 Yamaha 125 YAS-1
1968 Honda 125 SS
1970 Honda CD 175
1973 Honda CB500-4
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