Help please 1997 Suzuki RMX 250

Yep I know that I just couldn't think why the crank, 4" in front of the
gearbox, would be near gearbox oil... I forgot about primary drive!
--
Clem
"I know everything I need to know about modern 600s because I've ridden
80's era Japanese 4s" (Me,... apparently)

"straiton" wrote in message

 > two strokes need the crank sealed from the rest of the gearbox, etc for
 > crankcase compression to move fuel and air through the transfer ports and
 > stuff
 > --
 >
 > Steve H


  >> Yeah I'm starting to think I was a little hasty.....
  >> (...and maybe I don't know strokers as well as I know them modern UJMs!)
  >> --
  >> Clem
  >>


   >> > its common on RGV's to have a bad crank seal and suck up gearbox oil
   >> >
   >> > RG500's also do the same
   >> >
   >> > wouldnt doubt that MX bikes would be capable of the same
   >> >
   >> >


   >> >> Ok I admit I don't know anything about RMXs but what's at the
 > right-hand
   >> >> end of the crank that needs gearbox oil?
   >> >> (Primary drive?)
   >> >> --
   >> >> Clem
   >> >> "I know everything I need to know about modern 600s because I've
   >> >> ridden
   >> >> 80's era Japanese 4s" (Me,... apparently)
   >> >>


   >> >>> easy, rhs crank seal
   >> >>> --
   >> >>>
   >> >>> Steve H


   >> >>>>


   >> >>>> >


   >> >>>> >> Hi,
   >> >>>> >>
   >> >>>> >> First time post here..hope I am not breaking any protocols by
   >> >>>> >> this
   >> >>>> >> request.
   >> >>>> >>
   >> >>>> >> My nephew has this bike, and last week it spat the dummy.
   >> >>>> >>
   >> >>>> >> He started it up, and it ran real ragged, spewing lots of blue
   >> >>>> >> smoke,
   >> >>>> >> and running real rough.
   >> >>>> >
   >> >>>> > lots of smoke ? gearbox oil ?
   >> >>>> >
   >> >>>> How the F#gh is gearbox oil gonna' get in there?!!?
   >> >>>> (OK; conrod through the case, via the breather/airbox and
   >> >>>> intentional
   >> >>>> sabotage excluded!)
   >> >>>> --
   >> >>>> Clem
   >> >>>> "I know everything I need to know about modern 600s because I've
   >> >>>> ridden
   >> >>>> 80's era Japanese 4s" (Me,... apparently)
   >> >>>>
   >> >>>>
   >> >>>
   >> >>>
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Knobdoodle wrote:

 > I forgot about primary drive!

That should have been the first thing you thought of.

Theo