06-13-2008, 07:28 AM
wow some very good responses and again I thank you.
I'll test out the fuel pump probably later this afternoon or tomorrow.
The previous owner got back to me. here is what he said:
Yeah, I replaced the spark plugs; I honestly cannot remember what they
are, though. But if you take them out and bring one to a shop they can get
them for you based on whatever it is that's written on the plug. That's
what I did. I myself never touched the carburetor; I'm not incredibly
mechanically inclined. But while I had the bike in the shop over the
winter, they did clean them all out. And yes, it was pricey - I think they
said cleaning the carbs was about 4hrs worth of labor.
So based on that info I can't see it being a plug or carb issue. I was thinking that the bike was running extremely lean so it wouldn't pull as it did when I first got it. now this may be the crazy part, I figured if it was running extremely lean, bringing in a lot of air, and having problems combusting it could create a vacuum in the engine and suck in the oil and cause the smoke?
When it smokes, it last for like, maybe a half a mile. I take it to a place where i can safely stop the bike. wait a little, start it up again, lots of smoke... wait a little while (we're talking maybe 5 minutes), and then start it up again and then it's almost all file. Just a little smoke left but by the time I go back onto the street to go home, it's perfectly fine to get home.
Now of course it's a different story because it won't start. before that started happening, it was having a very bad idle, swaying between 2.5k and 4k and stalling out if it dropped below 2k.
oh, and I looked into the oil and coolant reservoirs and they look fine. so it doesn't look like there is any mixing between them.
I'll test out the fuel pump probably later this afternoon or tomorrow.
The previous owner got back to me. here is what he said:
Yeah, I replaced the spark plugs; I honestly cannot remember what they
are, though. But if you take them out and bring one to a shop they can get
them for you based on whatever it is that's written on the plug. That's
what I did. I myself never touched the carburetor; I'm not incredibly
mechanically inclined. But while I had the bike in the shop over the
winter, they did clean them all out. And yes, it was pricey - I think they
said cleaning the carbs was about 4hrs worth of labor.
So based on that info I can't see it being a plug or carb issue. I was thinking that the bike was running extremely lean so it wouldn't pull as it did when I first got it. now this may be the crazy part, I figured if it was running extremely lean, bringing in a lot of air, and having problems combusting it could create a vacuum in the engine and suck in the oil and cause the smoke?
When it smokes, it last for like, maybe a half a mile. I take it to a place where i can safely stop the bike. wait a little, start it up again, lots of smoke... wait a little while (we're talking maybe 5 minutes), and then start it up again and then it's almost all file. Just a little smoke left but by the time I go back onto the street to go home, it's perfectly fine to get home.
Now of course it's a different story because it won't start. before that started happening, it was having a very bad idle, swaying between 2.5k and 4k and stalling out if it dropped below 2k.
oh, and I looked into the oil and coolant reservoirs and they look fine. so it doesn't look like there is any mixing between them.
2004 C230K 4dr Sport Sedan (6spd Manual)