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550 bentangler Offline Send Email May 7, 2002
2:33 pm
Hello all. The charging light on my 1965 R27 is off when on idle but comes on when I increase the revs. I have tested the voltage coming off the...
551 cotsford@...
scotsford Offline Send Email
May 7, 2002
3:01 pm
I have had a regulator to fail this way. Same exact symptoms. I had to hold the armature down manually to "flash "it to make it charge at the correct...
552 Wim H.H. van Heugten
wvanheugten@... Send Email
May 7, 2002
5:16 pm
Is there any source of information that explains the cause of this? On my R27 I have this occasionally, but only when the surge load is rather high, i.e....
553 kchieffy@...
chief_1942 Offline Send Email
May 7, 2002
6:18 pm
The commutator may still be at fault, When some sections or all sections become loose, centrifugal force will cause the carbon pickups to loose contact. Ken...
554 allanatherton Offline Send Email May 12, 2002
1:28 pm
I have having trouble with oil leaking from the cylinder base gasket of my R27. The engine was rebuilt 4000 miles ago. At 3500 miles a stream of oil began to...
555 Jerry Cook
cook_jerry Offline Send Email
May 12, 2002
1:41 pm
I will ask Lap next week about sealers. I know that he uses a very thin layer of the gray silicone (or black) on all of the base gaskets. The Airheads list...
556 MotoBMW@... Send Email May 12, 2002
2:36 pm
Many years ago I had a similar leak develop at the base of the cylinder barrel. After several attempts to fix it by replacing the gasket, I discovered a...
557 kchieffy@...
chief_1942 Offline Send Email
May 12, 2002
5:48 pm
Are you sure you don't have too much oil in the crankcase? Sounds too simplistic, but remember the oil level is checked without screwing the dip stick in. Ken...
558 allanatherton Offline Send Email May 12, 2002
6:11 pm
kchieffy@a... wrote: << Are you sure you don't have too much oil in the crankcase? Sounds too simplistic, but remember the oil level is checked without...
559 kchieffy@...
chief_1942 Offline Send Email
May 12, 2002
6:18 pm
You're right about a little extra oil not being a problem but a lot of extra oil has to have some place to go. Are you sure you are using the correct ...
560 allanatherton Offline Send Email May 13, 2002
11:41 am
kchieffy@a... wrote: <<... a lot of extra oil has to have some place to go. Are you sure you are using the correct dipstick...some had different measuring...
561 Joe Hovel
joe_hovel Offline Send Email
May 13, 2002
12:03 pm
Hi, I've been following the discussion and the obvious avenues were being described by others. Here is an alternative I experienced a number of years ago: I...
562 JAN SARIS
jfwsaris Offline Send Email
May 13, 2002
8:26 pm
Hello BMW-freaks, Unfortunately and coincidently, there must be something in the air over the R27's, I have been out on my R27 last friday, the bike/engine...
563 David Burke
db8max Offline Send Email
May 13, 2002
9:34 pm
I don't know what happened to your motor, but I own a R-60/2 which once had a problem that I had never seen before. The cylinder itself had a crack in it just...
564 allanatherton Offline Send Email May 14, 2002
12:11 pm
"Joe Hovel" <joe.hovel@m...> wrote: <<... I built up a neglected basketcase R27 using bits from the parts bin I had accumulated ... it started leaking a little...
565 allanatherton Offline Send Email May 14, 2002
12:26 pm
kchieffy@a... wrote: <<... Are you sure you are using the correct dipstick...some had different measuring levels. >> What is the story on these different...
566 allanatherton Offline Send Email May 14, 2002
12:44 pm
"JAN SARIS" <saris.family@1...> wrote: <<...the engine had done only 200 miles since total overhaul... has been blowing out oil, regularly, when the engine was...
567 kchieffy@...
chief_1942 Offline Send Email
May 14, 2002
1:56 pm
While you are probably right about all singles having the same dipstick and that oil level is really not an issue since you put on 3000 miles with no leaks,...
568 allanatherton Offline Send Email May 14, 2002
2:33 pm
kchieffy@a... wrote: <<...your'e probably going to look elsewhere. Clogged breather is a posibility. >> I am going to use some sealant on the gasket. I don't...
569 kchieffy@...
chief_1942 Offline Send Email
May 14, 2002
8:48 pm
In a message dated 5/14/02 10:33:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time, aatherton@... writes: << What is the difference? Are they different lengths? Are the...
570 rfd_rd1 Offline Send Email May 14, 2002
11:02 pm
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571 allanatherton Offline Send Email May 15, 2002
1:16 am
kchieffy@a... wrote: <<...Full marks are at different heights, both have the same writing. I use the one that has the lowest line for full. I think I put about...
572 bentangler Offline Send Email May 15, 2002
4:41 pm
Does anyone know if a pre-war gas cap (R12, R52, etc.) would fit a 1965 R27? Thanks all, Steve Bauer Mt. Kisco, NY...
573 david
bolmas2000 Offline Send Email
May 15, 2002
5:12 pm
after the recent discussion about dipsticks and oil capacities, is a quart the old imperial measurement of 2 pints?would it not be simpler and more accurate to...
574 cotsford@...
scotsford Offline Send Email
May 16, 2002
12:39 am
David, An American quart is not the same as two imperial pints. An american quart is 32 fluid ounces. An imperial pint is 20 fluid ounces. Of course it would...
575 Stephen Bigelow
gbel2280 Offline Send Email
May 16, 2002
7:08 am
... Maybe BMW supplied different dipsticks for different markets, metric for Europe, Imperial Gal for UK and US Gal for US. Just a thought. Biggles...
576 vorno_bmw Offline Send Email May 16, 2002
11:40 am
Hello Allan I'm not sure if this is applicable in your case, however, there is a wrong and a right side to the gasket. Most gaskets have a very thin film of...
577 allanatherton Offline Send Email May 16, 2002
12:27 pm
"david" <davidalan@l...> wrote: <<...would it not be simpler and more accurate to find the metric capacity specified by the factory and buy a metric measuring ...
578 allanatherton Offline Send Email May 16, 2002
12:30 pm
Stephen Bigelow <sbigelow@d...> wrote: <<...Maybe BMW supplied different dipsticks for different markets, metric for Europe, Imperial Gal for UK and US Gal for...
579 allanatherton Offline Send Email May 16, 2002
12:43 pm
"vorno_bmw" <ben@o...> wrote: <<...there is a wrong and a right side to the gasket. Most gaskets have a very thin film of resin on one side which tends to ...
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