cmattina1
XS650 Addict
For all I know it may be neither.
I am asking mostly out of curiosity because I don't think I have the money (or shop) to fix either. Though, I guess I may consider finding a friend with a garage.
I changed my plugs yesterday and my left plug had a decent amount of oily crud on it (but still firing), and my right looked okay. I had noticed a bit of oil seaping through spark plug hole, so I wasn't surprised. After 5 km with the new plugs, the right was already blackened, I believe with oil.
The weird thing is there is there is no smoke coming out of the tail pipe(s).
From doing some research it is likely the rings or valve stem seals, but do those disagnoses still make sense without smoke?
the bike seems to be running quite well, so I am not overly concerned...
I am asking mostly out of curiosity because I don't think I have the money (or shop) to fix either. Though, I guess I may consider finding a friend with a garage.
I changed my plugs yesterday and my left plug had a decent amount of oily crud on it (but still firing), and my right looked okay. I had noticed a bit of oil seaping through spark plug hole, so I wasn't surprised. After 5 km with the new plugs, the right was already blackened, I believe with oil.
The weird thing is there is there is no smoke coming out of the tail pipe(s).
From doing some research it is likely the rings or valve stem seals, but do those disagnoses still make sense without smoke?
the bike seems to be running quite well, so I am not overly concerned...