- Thu Jul 04, 2019 9:59 am
#83920
After replacing the regulator/rectifier all seems great so was miffed to find after a short ride that there was oil all over the rear of the bike, pulled the breather pipe off and it was pressurised and blowing oil out, the level was at the very bottom of the stick with it screwed in.
The bike has been quite noisey mechanically for a while with a light rattle from the top end, its 2005 and done 16900 (gentle) miles and what with all the hooha about big end failures etc I decided to take the barrel off and see.
Well the bottom end is ok, I cant see anything wrong with the bore, piston and rings,..as in damage /bits missing. I don't know if the rings wear much at such a reasonably low mileage but we have to realise what we are dealing with here!... build quality etc.
So not sure what the rattle is , or what to do next as there is nothing too obvious.
Does the Electra X have the oil pump scavenge issues that can cause similar problems I wonder.
Well I am off to the Southern 100 tomorrow so I shall have to sleep on it for a while, never a dull moment with the Royal Enfields !
Cheers Dick C
The bike has been quite noisey mechanically for a while with a light rattle from the top end, its 2005 and done 16900 (gentle) miles and what with all the hooha about big end failures etc I decided to take the barrel off and see.
Well the bottom end is ok, I cant see anything wrong with the bore, piston and rings,..as in damage /bits missing. I don't know if the rings wear much at such a reasonably low mileage but we have to realise what we are dealing with here!... build quality etc.
So not sure what the rattle is , or what to do next as there is nothing too obvious.
Does the Electra X have the oil pump scavenge issues that can cause similar problems I wonder.
Well I am off to the Southern 100 tomorrow so I shall have to sleep on it for a while, never a dull moment with the Royal Enfields !
Cheers Dick C