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red8657

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she's a runner!!
« on: March 28, 2006, 06:21:56 PM »
Got my cb400f going tonight.  Put the carbs back on, and cranked her over.  Started on the first crank!   ;D  I have put a K&N, homemade, in along with a canister from a Ducati 900.  So, I can't remember, should that make it run lean?  Also, a question about smoke.  She is smoking a lot.  Not blue, and not black, just white, but it's very stanky.  I think it smells like rich smoke, but will that cause smoke??  I mean a lot of smoke?  It's definately not oil.  Other than that, she seems great.  I just have to get all that worked out, and get her painted now.  Hooray!  I am very happy. 
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Re: she's a runner!!
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2006, 06:48:53 PM »
Check your oil level, make sure it's not too high. True 'white smoke' is generally from a blown head gasket and coolant leaking into the combustion chambers... but that's not something we have to worry about. What do your plugs look like?
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Re: she's a runner!!
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2006, 07:13:24 PM »
I haven't had time to check the plugs yet.  Hope to get to that soon.  It's about 15 miles away, as I have no garage, and ran out of time tonight.  It's not truly "white" smoke, just kinda cloudy.  After reading though some more FAQ's, I reckon it could just be startup smoke.  I didn't have time to actually let it run more than a few minutes tonight.  It was extremely stanky though.  It hasn't been running for a year, so I guess I will let it get good and hot, check the plugs, and report back.   :)
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Re: she's a runner!!
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2006, 11:01:30 PM »
Before you started it...did it have any preservative oil in the cylinders?  It took a little while to burn it out when I dug my bike up in the backyard after Y2K.
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« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2006, 04:50:44 AM »
And is it firing on all four? If one cylinder was off, that might cause some smoke to come out the back, too. As for it being Stanky, I would have to as about the perservative oil as well. I've seen that as well.
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Re: she's a runner!!
« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2006, 06:08:05 AM »
Congrats on it running,
       If the smoke if not blue you are doing well,
  if it hasn't run in months/years, it will take quite a while for all
    the residue to burn off.{and stink}
    Run it long enough to get warmed up, then check for leaks,do a
      safety check head to toe{ya could have missed tightening something
      or a cotter pin somewhere etc.} I have...better safe...
       {see FAQ"s} checklists. and the always good, "oil change".
            Enjoy it!!!!!!!
              Hope it helps
                      Bruce

         
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