help...water from radiator directly in the oil sump.....

hori · 08-20-2004, 03:49 PM

I just bought a race bike that has been sitting for a few months, the bike in in exc cond.The battery was dead so I get it started for about 4 min and shut it off. So next day notice alittle oil emulsion in the sight glass oil looked kinda light colored so then I check the radiator while charging up the battery today and it was dry...so I started adding water and it never seemed to be filling. I then removed the plug from the sump and water poured out of it. So I either have a bad head gasket or bad liner???? When it started up for those few minutes, no white smoke or anything, the engine sounded really tight?
i`m gonna refill the sump with oil and drain it. any suggestions on what to do next????

LifeLiberty · 08-20-2004, 04:33 PM

compression check

could be the water pump seal
or head gasket

water in oil is not good

what kind of "race" bike did you get?

hori · 08-20-2004, 05:13 PM

I know the water pump seal is also gone because there was a weep from the weep hole also. Would a bad seal let all the water from the radiator dump directly to the base? the bike is a 98 fireblade

Scotteq · 08-21-2004, 08:30 AM

Yes - It would be a bad seal, and you need to get that fixed ASAP.

Scott

SqDancerLynn1 · 08-22-2004, 12:59 AM

Replace the water pump seals and change the oil. Don't even mess with the head gasket