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<blockquote data-quote="Stringer" data-source="post: 178202" data-attributes="member: 2086">Ok I will check out the choke and valves as you suggested and see what I can find, thanks! I didn't take the carb off yet anyway because it is getting too dark here. Hopefully I will have time tomorrow.I did check out my transmission oil and new magnetic drain plug, let me know if this reveals anything. After the rebuild I put in 596cc's of belray gearsaver which is red, and a moose magnetic drain plug. I have about probably 40 minutes on this bike since the rebuild. The drained oil looks decent I suppose, definitely a darker red though. I drained out 540cc's, is this too much loss?? And here is what my plug looked like, lots of shavings in there. Is this alarming?[ATTACH=full]23597[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]23598[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]23599[/ATTACH]I drove the bike around a bit today. Nothing has changed. Easy to start, tons of hesitation, black oil out exhaust pipe, coupler, and black oil seeping from where pipe meets engine despite having a new gasket and sealing ring. I did also notice where the pipe meets the engine does not sit quite flush, even after trying to tweek mounts etc. The exhaust flange side with the springs sits flush, and the other end is about 1/8&quot; from sitting flush. And if I operate kickstarter slowly with hand, it sounds like there is fluid in the cylinder. And my Radiator fluid was low maybe 2 or 3 ounces. <img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/confused.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":confused:" title="Confused&nbsp; &nbsp; :confused:" data-shortname=":confused:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stringer, post: 178202, member: 2086"] Ok I will check out the choke and valves as you suggested and see what I can find, thanks! I didn't take the carb off yet anyway because it is getting too dark here. Hopefully I will have time tomorrow. I did check out my transmission oil and new magnetic drain plug, let me know if this reveals anything. After the rebuild I put in 596cc's of belray gearsaver which is red, and a moose magnetic drain plug. I have about probably 40 minutes on this bike since the rebuild. The drained oil looks decent I suppose, definitely a darker red though. I drained out 540cc's, is this too much loss?? And here is what my plug looked like, lots of shavings in there. Is this alarming? [ATTACH=full]23597[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]23598[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]23599[/ATTACH] I drove the bike around a bit today. Nothing has changed. Easy to start, tons of hesitation, black oil out exhaust pipe, coupler, and black oil seeping from where pipe meets engine despite having a new gasket and sealing ring. I did also notice where the pipe meets the engine does not sit quite flush, even after trying to tweek mounts etc. The exhaust flange side with the springs sits flush, and the other end is about 1/8" from sitting flush. And if I operate kickstarter slowly with hand, it sounds like there is fluid in the cylinder. And my Radiator fluid was low maybe 2 or 3 ounces. :confused: [/QUOTE]

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