My 87 1200 goldwing interstate is blowing oil and white smoke after being stored all winter. it stops after its warmed up and i remember this happening to a much lesser extent last summer after sitting for more then a week which really only happened twice. also it has no center stand to accept harley pipes and I'd heard that leaving these bikes on the kick stand could cause oil leakage into the piston.
thoughts??
white smoke
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Re: white smoke
mine does that ever spring, been doing it for the 7+ years iv owned it, i think its just oil leaking past the rings on the side stand for a extended period of time. your nose should be able to tell the difference between oil smoke and coolant, as well as oil will have a slight blueish tint. coolant will be pure white.
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Re: white smoke
the answer is yes. when left on the side stand for long periods of time, if the valve guides are worn a little , and a valve is open, oil will migrate into the cyl. and at start up it will smoke til it burns off. i would also be sure your fuel valve is in the off position. not an uncommon problem. not to worry
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Re: white smoke
at the vatican.... white smoke means a new pope
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Re: white smoke
Thanks to all. was just about having a stroke there for a little while. nice to know its just a quirk and not an engine rebuild
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Re: white smoke
Well if you come to a stop sign and you find yourself enveloped in a thick blanket of maple syrup smoke, then you may want to consider replacing a head gasket. This would be me last fall. :-p
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Re: white smoke
or our 1200 coming home from the east run in 2011evilratwing wrote:Well if you come to a stop sign and you find yourself enveloped in a thick blanket of maple syrup smoke, then you may want to consider replacing a head gasket. This would be me last fall. :-p
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The question is not how much time do you have, it is what you do with the time that you have Gandalf
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"it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert" ancient saying
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The question is not how much time do you have, it is what you do with the time that you have Gandalf
"One of the greatest dignities of humankind is that each successive generation is invested in the welfare of each new generation." Fred Rodgers
"it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert" ancient saying
78 constantly modified/customized since 1978, BOTM June 2015 de-evolving this very moment viewtopic.php?f=30&t=65511
76 Ltd "cookies bike" ALMOST DONE
79 project, finished, FOR SALE
'86 1200 (Beth's)(FOR SALE) with motorvation sidecar (sidecar sold) , July 2017 BOTM
'17 HD Road king and 08 HD Heritage softail (Beth's) (FOR SALE). I guess you can say we have MBS
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