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Old 08-05-2005, 01:15 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default 97 gixxer 600 fuel and oil problem

ok I am at my last stage of getting my bike running again. after figuring out my non-spark problem, which was the ignitioin advancer connector by the CDI box. Now I noticed before I started tearing my bike apart that the oil in the crank case smelled like gas. I assumed it was blowback from the carbs, to the airbox, back down the vent hose to the crankcase so i didn't really worry about it. So I drained the oil, flushed and replace the filter with new oil. now I have run the bike several times in my garage to make sure everything is working ok. Today I tried starting the bike and the starter relay would just click. I tested the starter motor and it worked ok. I then looked at my oil fill window an noticed there was no oil line in the middle, it looked like it was filled all the way up. Apparenly my crankcase was so full of gas that seeped into the crankcase with the oil that the starter couldn't even turn over the engine. I drained all the oil and fuel from the crankcase, and now I'm stuck. Anyone have a clue how THAT much fuel can make its way into the crankcase with the oil??? Please help, I wanna get my bike on the road soon. Thanks.