I've had the bike since April 2010 so not very long. The PO only had the bike for about a year so I really don't know the history, hence the valve adjust. Once I get it back together I'll get a compression and leakdown test.
I just took the spark plugs out that I put in this spring. All the threads looked wet with oil or gas... What's up with that? (sigh...) I also notice that one of the new wires I put on this spring was burnt where it joined the new spark plug resistor cap. I think I cut it too short...will replace before putting everything back together.
Also when I pulled the tank off I noticed that my fuel filter was full of crap. Kinda looked like white sand. So I guess I'll get into that with you guys now too...
I had a pin hole leak in the tank last year and had it welded cause I wanted to keep riding for the season. I just put the filter on and kept going. This past winter I put the KBS tank coating in. Followed the directions to the T. Let it cure for at least a week or 10 days I think. I did how ever loose a silicone plug down into the tank that I had cut to plug the petcock hole as I was finishing up and couldn't get it out as it was still wet. I just figured it was silicone and wouldn't hurt anything. The last time I put gas in the tank it looked kinda cloudy but ran ok so I just shrugged it off. It hasn't been running great lately, it starts fine when it's cold with the enricher but after a bit of warm up it doesn't idle very well until I ride it for a while. When it's hot it won't start unless I open the throttle a little. I imagine that crud in the gas is not doing great things for my carbs...
So... do you thing the crud is the silicone plug dissolving or was my epoxy coating not cured fully? My guess is the silicone.
I'm going to go continue with the valves... I'm still learnin' here folks!
but having a blast too