Journeyman
"And this one is just right" ~ Goldilocks
My oil cap jettisoned at some point this morning on my spirited ride into work. This brings up a couple of questions/thoughts...
-While waiting on a replacement to get here from Pinwall Cycle, I was wondering if there might be a commonly available automobile plug that might work in the meantime. I ride nearly everyday to work, so a temporary solution would be really good news right now. This could also be pretty handy information for those of us who do long distance riding.
-I've heard of people putting a small set screw in the oil cap to help keep them from going missing and I'll probably do that when the new/used one comes in.
-The Why? Could be pressure building up. I'd like to hear others who have "improved" on the engineers' design to up the HP. Does this necessarily point to a problem (rings) or is it just common to those of us with modified engines? My theory (hope) is that I've waited too long to clean the filter on the vent hose, which prevented the pressure from escaping the crankcase. I'm using a small K&N filter that definitely gets oily over time.
As for the rings, I plan to change the plugs soon and will do a compression test, but hoping that my dirty vent filter is the culprit. That, or the fact that the bike is a 2011 with 77,000 miles on it and that cap just finally lost it's ability to seal tightly.
@Dr.D once told me his mechanic designed some sort of catch can system for the vented oil and I'd like to hear more about that and any other ideas out there.
-While waiting on a replacement to get here from Pinwall Cycle, I was wondering if there might be a commonly available automobile plug that might work in the meantime. I ride nearly everyday to work, so a temporary solution would be really good news right now. This could also be pretty handy information for those of us who do long distance riding.
-I've heard of people putting a small set screw in the oil cap to help keep them from going missing and I'll probably do that when the new/used one comes in.
-The Why? Could be pressure building up. I'd like to hear others who have "improved" on the engineers' design to up the HP. Does this necessarily point to a problem (rings) or is it just common to those of us with modified engines? My theory (hope) is that I've waited too long to clean the filter on the vent hose, which prevented the pressure from escaping the crankcase. I'm using a small K&N filter that definitely gets oily over time.
As for the rings, I plan to change the plugs soon and will do a compression test, but hoping that my dirty vent filter is the culprit. That, or the fact that the bike is a 2011 with 77,000 miles on it and that cap just finally lost it's ability to seal tightly.
@Dr.D once told me his mechanic designed some sort of catch can system for the vented oil and I'd like to hear more about that and any other ideas out there.
