94 XR650L overheating

Discussion in 'Motorbike Technical Discussion' started by FuriouslyFast, Aug 15, 2006.

  1. Ever since Honda mechanics rebuilt my tranny, I have had a major
    overheating problem. The mechanic informed me that the someone put an
    aftermarket crank shaft in it and it did not have the typical splines
    which allow the primary drive gear and pulse generator rotor to be
    assembled in only one way. Thinking that the inigition timing was wrong
    because the pulse generator rotor was positioned wrong, I disassemble
    it and found that all 22 splines were the same size except the small
    one that lined up with the line on the pulse generator rotor. When I
    tried to assemble it while rotating the pulse generator rotor one way
    or another it would not slid smoothly onto the shaft, so I refrained
    from forcing it! This gave me the impression that the pulse generator
    rotor is correctly positioned.

    I have replace the spark plug and cap, measured resistance values on
    all ignition components and still can find any obvious problems.

    I have also noticed that the oil level in the frame reservior seems to
    be high despite draining a little oil out of the bike several times
    now. The oil pump seems to work properly when turned by hand, and the
    oil level in the crank case is pretty close to the oil check hole. I
    then discovered that an O-ring between the oil pump and crankcase cover
    was missing, probably leading to poor oil circulation. Although this
    may be part of the problem, I am not convince that this would cause the
    bike to get really hot within 5 minutes of idling.

    I am running out of ideas, so yours would be greatly appreciated. TIA
    for any suggestions
     
    FuriouslyFast, Aug 15, 2006
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  2. Never heard of aftermarket cranks for the XR650.

    <Googles>

    Blimey, yes, OK, so they exist.

    So far, so good.
    OK. With a dry sump engine, oil l;evel checking is a bit more laborious,
    but a slight amount of over-filling would not cause overheating. The
    reverse, if anything.
    Oh yes.

    It might, you know.
    I'd replace the missing O-ring and then see.
     
    The Older Gentleman, Aug 15, 2006
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  3. If you think the timing is running too advanced, which would account
    for the overheating, then you can check this with a timing light rather
    than taking things apart.

    Ted
     
    Ted Mittelstaedt, Aug 16, 2006
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