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Old 03-27-2006   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by deniska
This stuff didn't look like oil -- more like grease, gray with a bit of a whitish streak. Not too much, but more than a couple of little specs. There were actually a couple of specs further up -- on the rear solenoid, for example. I wiped everything off, but this has me really worried, as this is in the airbox, close to the air intake valves. Is this unusual? What the heck could this be? Thanks.
Blowback from the crank (esp if overfilled and revving engine). Solved by using a crankcase vent. KrankVent is one option, but mine was pretty noisy (so didn't install one on the new bike). Gadget has some options on his web site.
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