Hey All, Well luckily i helped it on its way down so there is no scratches or anything... 2 fluids came out, one of them was the radiator fluid and the other unknown (don't think it was oil as it evaporated quite quickly). When i picked it up, i gave it a little rest and then tried starting the bike. I did start (after a while) but it ran on 3 or 2 cylinders for a while before firing the other ones. I had to adjust the idle speed screw as well...my question is, how come the idle revs have dropped down?? would it be because one of the fluids flooded the the air filter?? not sure how to check that. Also why did it run only on 2 cylinders for a while?? Do i need to make any more checks before i take it on another ride?? On the way home the bike seemed ok...but id like to check the bike before my next ride.
Chances are the float bowls in the carbies got a little flooded from it lying on it's side. If that's the case, leaving it to stand for a while after you picked it up would've been a better idea. If it's been sitting upright over night, then it should be right to go as normal. I would imagine the reason it only started on 2 oe 3 cylinders was because the carbies were yet to right themselves after the impromptu flooding. Once they were sorted it should've been firing on all 4 as per normal. I'd imagine the other fluid that came out was petrol... as if it were oil it would not have evapourated. Just keep an eye on everything.
My guess is that it was fuel. You may have done something like flooded the carbies on the one side and it wasn't until that cleared that the bike started firing properly. Problems with leaving a post open and coming back to it... someone beats you to it...
I tend to open all new posts that I am interested in in different tabs (firefox user) and then go through consecutively. So it takes me about 10-20 minutes depending on the number of posts I open and the order I open them in... :-(
only other thing it could be would be battery acid - i'd take the battery out and check the fluid and top it up with distilled water if required.
it would be unlikey to be battery acid,as that is only made up of water and hydrochloric acid, so it wouldnt evaperate that quickly. I put my money on petrol from the over flow tube
Thanks guys, i still haven't test ridden it coz of the weather... but how would u explain the drop in the revs?? Would the air filter get clogged up with the petrol??
If it is a 3ln you would have to get a **** load of fuel into the airbox for it to even touch the filter paper. When the weather clears up take it out for the old 'Italian tune up', give it a bit of curry to burn off any carbon deposits and blow out any cobwebs in general. Once it is warm check the idle speed and adjust it as necessary. Having a bike on its side for a short time wont have any mid or long term ill effects.
Its gotta be flooded carbies. Explains the petrol coming out...as it would come out through the overflow pipes I imagine. Start the bike up and let it run for a bit..and if the bike riding like normal...theres nothing to worry about. I cant see how putting the bike on its side is going to do any damage at all.
Ok it has been determined that it were flooded carbs. The reason it ran on 2 cylinders is cause the intake valves on those cylinders would have been open thus fuel running in from hte carbs and fouling the plugs. Just give it a blast and it will burn extra fuel out and carbon. The other fluid most probably flowed from the radiator overflow.
