paraniod question about gas in oil...

[Guest]

I've read in several posts related to the topic of gas leaking in to carbs for various reasons (bad petcock, dirty carbs, bad o-rings, stuck floats) and the occaisional caveat warning not to ride ur bike if there's gas in the oil.

When I fixed my starter problem and put everything back together I rode around my block a few times. No problems. Then about a week or so later I took a longer ride and when I got back I noticed my air filter was wet with gas. So my suspicion is that for a yet to be determined reason, gas leaked down into my carb(s) and now my oil smells of gas. Haven't change the oil yet or began to address the problem.

When I did ride, my notice that something was 'wrong' was that the bike wouldn't go above 55mph or so. In neutral it would rev right up, but in any gear it wouldn't idle very high (tach cable needs to be replaced so can't say for sure).

What could go wrong in my ride with some amount of gas in my oil? It was fresh oil and filter but I can't say how 'much' gas got in there?

That may be an 'open ended' question. I know I have a carb job ahead of me, oil change, etc....anything else I should be fearing at this time?

Also, will be on the look out for Suzuki manual inputs covering carb cleaning for 82GS650G. I have Clymers but Rob at Z1Enterprises has indicated that the actual Suzi manual is better....

Thanks!

[Jethro]

Gas in the oil is bad for lubrication. But it won't cause a problem of which you explain, without a lot of noise that you wouldn't be able to ignore. Sounds to me like you have a fuel mix problem possibly caused by the leaking petcock, could be an air leak in through the vaccum line or carb boots, could be the main circuit in the carbs is not right...

[argonsagas]

Presuming the bike is washed clean of gas on the outside, if you open the oil filler cap and smell oil in the gas then you have a need to dump the oil and filter, and replace both.

For the fuel to get into the cylinder you must have a faulty float valve, and this is letting the carburetor flood. This can also affect how the engin runs later, as too much gas is available and makes for a rich mixture when the engine is under operating under load, so it cannot achieve its potential.

First, you need to address the float issue, then change the oil.

After that, try the bike and see how it runs, before doing anything else.

[jbs80106]

Thanks!

Thats the plan. Pull carbs off and clean them. Change oil/filter and go from there. Sounds easy enough...synching carbs sounds a bit scary but with one step at a time I think I can do it...