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    How do you know if theres gas in your oil?

    I've heard this a lot, and I know the causes for when it happens, but how do you KNOW it's happened? I came out to the bike to find that the tank was empty. Now, it's perfectly feasible that, especially because I'm just in testing phases, I had only put in a very small amount a while back and it just happened to run out when I got home. But it's also possible it drained through the carbs and into the case. So how do you know?
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    Take off the oil filler cap if there is petrol in there you can tell by the smell, also check to see if your oil level has risen.

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      #3
      Sounds pretty simple I'll do that, thank you

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        #4
        loosen the drain plug on the sump so that just a couple of threads are holding it in. Gas will collect in the bottom of the sump and the oil will float above. the gas will follow the threads out and drip from the plug before oil will seep out

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          if it's all mixed in there, (say, after running the engine for a bit), pull out the dip stick and give'er a taste (just a little one). the gasoline and engine oil are pretty different in flavour. if they are mixed, then you should be able to tell by compairing to the stuff in the bottle.

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            Originally posted by BentRod View Post
            if it's all mixed in there, (say, after running the engine for a bit), pull out the dip stick and give'er a taste (just a little one). the gasoline and engine oil are pretty different in flavour. if they are mixed, then you should be able to tell by compairing to the stuff in the bottle.
            What do you eat for breakfast? A bowl of bolts covered in oil? ;-)
            1983 GS 1100E w/ 1230 kit, .340 lift Web Cams, Ape heavy duty valve springs, 83 1100 head with 1.5mm oversized SS intake valves, 1150 crank, Vance and Hines 1150 SuperHub, Star Racing high volume oil pump gears, 36mm carebs Dynojet stage 3 jet kit, Posplayr's SSPB, Progressive rear shocks and fork springs, Dyna 2000, Dynatek green coils and Vance & Hines 4-1 exhaust.
            1985 GS1150ES stock with 85 Red E bodywork.

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              #7
              Originally posted by BentRod View Post
              if it's all mixed in there, (say, after running the engine for a bit), pull out the dip stick and give'er a taste (just a little one). the gasoline and engine oil are pretty different in flavour. if they are mixed, then you should be able to tell by compairing to the stuff in the bottle.
              That's like the time I was working under my engine and got a mouth full of anti-freeze. Needless to say it has a minty taste to it.:-D

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                #8
                Two other ways to check for leaking gasoline. If you believe the leak was recent, as in last day or so, pull the sparkplugs and give the motor a spin. In my case, the gas would spurt out of the sparkplug hole. Also check the rubber boots on both sides of carb. I found that I would get gas into my air filter area.
                I like the taste test, just about as good as the flame test where you hold a lit match over the oil fill...not!!

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