I just got my 500 back going again. It sounds unbelievably nasty. now heres the thing it heats up and gets hot pretty damn fast. Is this normal for a 500? I am afriad of having cooling system issues. Coolant levels vary inthe bike, and the gear oil has always looked a bit milky. Thing is I dont think that were losing coolant because the levels stay relatively the same. could the heat issues be oil getting into the coolant? Motor just got all rebuilt and I dont wanna have to do that again because we seize it up again. Coolant system pressure check? Thanks guys.
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A friend of mine told me awhile back you could put some of the oil on tin foil and heat it with a bic lighter and if it popped and crackled, that meant there was water in it. How hot is it getting? I rode mine when it was 95-105 outside and it still did not get that hot. They will get damn hot if your just putting around. A 500 is meant to run and run hard.
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Well this is just idling! I dont think I have anything to worry aobut but my cr 250 and all other bikes dont do this. I will chekc the oil, but that theory sounds right for water but not coolant (I am using engine ice) so its even more different than your regulaur coolant.
FIVE-HUNGE
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If your sure it isn't a water pump issue then I would check the timing, stator plate could have moved or positioned too far advanced.
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Got it. Anyway to get your timing in degrees. A timing light sort of device? Are the degrees marked on the stator plated? Hell I just threw it back on I dont even remember checking the timing :ugg: thanks for that guys. If the degrees are on the stator plate, where should I be at? I run pump gas (most of the time :laugh: ) and to my knowledge the compression ratio is stock.
