Okay, this isn't really idle talk but neither is it purely model specific. If I post it in Paso 750 someone in 906 or 907 might miss an answer. Or worse, they might have an answer and not check 750!
So, My bike has been idle for quite a while, seven or eight months. There is no guarantee that it will start as soon as I start cranking it. In fact the chances are rather good that it will not start till I figure out an electrical problem. My question is what is the best way to lubricate the insides?
I thought of spritzing some oil into the spark plug holes and that would probably work for the cylinder/piston ring interface. However it would do nothing for the journals or bearings in the lower end. Is there a way to pre-oil the engine? If it were an aircraft engine I might do such a thing. Can one rent pre-oilers for motorcycles? Where would I go about hooking up the pressure line?
Thanks, in advance, for any ideas.
Preoil? Starting an engine after a long Down time
- Skins
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What I have done in the past, Carl, is squirt a little oil into the spark plug holes, and then turn the engine over on the starter motor with the kill switch on 'off' till the oil pressure warning light goes off. Then put the kill switch on 'run' and start her up. I don't think there's much else you can do.
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... unless you have the bodywork off, and an extra set of valve cover gaskets ... you could always open up the works and spritz some goodness down from the top. Seems like a lot of work though, and I'll bet Skins' suggestion would cover your backside pretty well, anyway.
Otherwise, you've got the right forum alright - this is exactly the kind of stuff I had in mind for all the reasons you stated!
Otherwise, you've got the right forum alright - this is exactly the kind of stuff I had in mind for all the reasons you stated!
Just because you're not dead doesn't necessarily mean you're living, either.
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1988 Paso 750 #753965
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