What brand oil filter do you have on it?Check the oil pipe to the head and the oil cooler behind the oil filter
Quote from: unfazed on 17 April 2023, 09:01:28 pmWhat brand oil filter do you have on it?Check the oil pipe to the head and the oil cooler behind the oil filterOil filter isn't off, just loosened. Oil out tomorrow, but I assume it's a hiflo HF147, it usually is. Is the oil pipe you're talking about a really thin one attached to the front of the crank case?Thank you.
I would be inclined to think it is a coincidence. Riding in all that salt something is bound to give issues on a 20ish year old bike and the two most like items are 1. the oil pipe and 2. the oil cooler
Replace the float valve O rings as this is the most likely cause of flooding. Would be good practice to replace the main jet O rings at the same time. No need to change the Main Jets or Float valves as the spurious ones are not as good as the original. These are the sizes I used Use Nitrile (Buna-N) SHA75 to 90 or VitonĀ® (FKM/FPM) SHA75 to 80 Nitril wokat lower temps and Viton at higher temp but wont make much difference in Carbs. Nitrile is a bit cheaperSizes, I measuredFloat needle valve: 7.5mm ID x 1.5mm cross section Main Jet: 5.5mm ID x 1.5mm cross section Bought all mine here https://www.polymax.co.uk/o-rings/o-ring-selector/