clivecookie
Just got it firing!
- Joined
- May 13, 2012
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- 6
Hello all,
My first post ! Hope you maybe able to help get my Guzzi back out where it belongs ? Sorry it's a bit long !
The problem is my Le Mans 2 has developed a smoking problem. On a cold start, large (very large) amounts of light grey smoke pour from the left hand pipe. This continues for approx 2 min (by then my whole road is choking) and then clears, and runs absolutely fine for the rest of the day (which may involve spirited riding for a couple of hundred miles). Riders following have not noticed any more smoke (on the over-run or on full throttle openings) during the ride.
I have changed the head gasket (twice) O rings and had new valve guides fitted to the effected cylinder - no difference noted. The bike has a believed genuine 20 odd thousand miles under its belt and I always use the centre stand.
Spark plug is ginger bread man.No oil comsumption problems to speak of.
I have had some heavy breathing problems (on long runs) but this has inproved since the addition of a deep sump extension - oil capacity kept as standard.
Oh, just a last detail, once in a blue moon, it won't smoke on cold start up at all (well very very little) !
This weekend, I have taken the plunge and removed the l/h barrel - all looks absolutly fine - rings,piston and bore (pre-nikasil, I think).
Any ideas on how I can solve this problem would be much appreciated. Thanks
My first post ! Hope you maybe able to help get my Guzzi back out where it belongs ? Sorry it's a bit long !
The problem is my Le Mans 2 has developed a smoking problem. On a cold start, large (very large) amounts of light grey smoke pour from the left hand pipe. This continues for approx 2 min (by then my whole road is choking) and then clears, and runs absolutely fine for the rest of the day (which may involve spirited riding for a couple of hundred miles). Riders following have not noticed any more smoke (on the over-run or on full throttle openings) during the ride.
I have changed the head gasket (twice) O rings and had new valve guides fitted to the effected cylinder - no difference noted. The bike has a believed genuine 20 odd thousand miles under its belt and I always use the centre stand.
Spark plug is ginger bread man.No oil comsumption problems to speak of.
I have had some heavy breathing problems (on long runs) but this has inproved since the addition of a deep sump extension - oil capacity kept as standard.
Oh, just a last detail, once in a blue moon, it won't smoke on cold start up at all (well very very little) !
This weekend, I have taken the plunge and removed the l/h barrel - all looks absolutly fine - rings,piston and bore (pre-nikasil, I think).
Any ideas on how I can solve this problem would be much appreciated. Thanks