changed gear oil in the jonway... By Deleted (Read 1,470 times)

[Deleted]

and it came out silver! this is the junkyard rescue with 3000 odd miles on the chinoclock. it had college parking decals from the local university on it if that gives a good explanation for the zero-maintenance life its had. you see tons of chinese scoots running around there in the summer. sad to think most are treated like that.

[DrRocco]

Yeah, but I bet it feels awesome to pick up something like that on the cheap and bring it back to life. I'm already keeping an eye out for "junk" scooters for sale here in town.

[rockinez]

Evidently the end of rental season is a good time to pick up a good used China scoot from a rental shop. They have the bugs worked out after a season of rentals. They were worked on by someone that understands China scoots.

I hadn't thought about it until I saw a post from a former rental mechanic explaining the business.

[kz1000st]

Ignore the silver, it's aluminum dust. Obviously it was never changed. My 150 did the same thing and scared me until I realized what it was. During some machining process the case wasn't cleaned and aluminum dust was left behind. It will clear up after a few changes. Mine did and 7,000 miles later is just fine.

[Deleted]

Thanks KZ.

[cyborg]

That kind of stuff scares the sh!t out of me,, me no likee seeum metal in da oil , but if KZ says don't sh!t your pants ,,,

[Deleted]

actually im wondering what will come out of the crankcase when I change oil. when I got it there was nearly no oil in it. had to add almost the spec'd amount to bring it back up to full. the dipstick read nothing and even the new oil was black after I checked it after 5mins of running (idling). it smokes a little when cold. but once its warm then it quits. these are one of the toughest engines ive ever come across along with old flathead briggs engines and Honda GX160's

[kz1000st]

It was the freakiest thing Borg, the oil was totally colored silver but I saw a powdery consistancy floating in it. If it's silver slivers and chunks, by now he would hear clunka, clunka noises.

[Deleted]

the bearings in this are noisier than in my lintex. wonder why???

[cyborg]

Spooky,,,, I'd be changing it right away again,,, and I'd also go with a heavier oil or use an oil treatment along with the new oil asap,,, I use Lucas oil stabilizer myself and run it at 25% of total capacity change,,, but it does get ungodly hot out here ,,, I've riden air-cooled engines when it was 115 + degrees and who knows what the actual road temps were,, 150 maybe,,, at those temps air-cooled mills get mighty noisey,,