Hi guys and gals. I have a 2004 Bullet 65 500cc trials bike. Which is using a huge amount of oil. I use my bike to commute to work and back 5 days a week and sometimes go for a weekend rideout. In one week of regular use. It would go from the high mark to off the dipstick in under one week, Yikes!
Anyway I figured out it was the breather set up that was the problem. And one of the previous owners (2) put in a piece of metal on the crankcase tube before the catch can, that offered no back pressure to the engine whatsoever. Which in turn ment that it vented all its oil over the chain,surrounding frame work, and probably the rear wheel!
I've put that right by putting the duckbill back on the crankcase vent. The original system had a tube go from the catch can to drain into the timing chest.
My question is, what is a safe method to block off the timing chest inlet valve? Without the potential of causing damage to the timing gears.
I stumbled across this thread
http://www.enfieldmotorcycles.com/forum/index.php/topic,676.msg64170.html#msg64170But it doesn't detail how he blocked the timing chest off.
Thanks in advanced