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[Water Warrior 2]

Originally Posted by chaz82801

gear fluid, E-90 or something. i thought it was a truck so i filled to the eye hole on the side ( the inner cap of the transmission). i really hope it just the battery but im gonna drain the gear fluid and put 10-40 in, before i try to start it. thanks again, ill keep you posted

Not sure what you mean by eye hole. There is the rubber looking filler plug on the right hand side of the engine(right hand side when you are sitting on the bike)where you pour in the oil. Below that a bit is a sight glass/little round window to check the level. There are full and add marks on the sight glass to guide you. Check the level with the bike upright. Do not overfill the engine b/c it will not be happy and probably eventually die. You might want to search for how to change the oil filter and change that too.

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by blaine

The gear oil you put in is to thick for the engine to turn over.

That's a common misconception. Engine oil and gear oil use different "rating" scales.....and a 90W gear oil is about the same basic thickness as 50W engine oil. That, in itself, should NOT prevent it from turning over. NOW......if he filled it up to the window with the bike resting on the side stand, then it will be WAY overfilled.......but I don't think even that should stop it from turning over.

If anybody EVER needed to get and read an owners manual it certainly is Chaz !!! :roll:

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by music man

So I am going to go with Easy Rider on this one, maybe your battery had just enough juice to crank it up that once, and now it just has enough to turn on the lights.

I don't think "retarded" is quite the right word either but situations like this make me VERY nervous. I can't help but wonder what ELSE he might have forgotten to tell us.

[Water Warrior 2]

I would think(uneducated wild ass guess)the gear oil's rating is primarily for shear characteristics.

[music man]

I think he means he filled it up to the cap, in which case would definitely cause some serious problems.

[Water Warrior 2]

Hmm, that would seriously upset the GZ's sense of humor. :lol:

[chaz82801]

I love how helpful the people on this site are. Yes, i overfilled the oil, i thought it took both engine oil and trani fluid like a car. Finally found the problem, and its again my fault. When i ttok the crankcase off the gasket was worn so i replaced it with liquid gasket maker. the loss of the 1/16 inch space caused the case to put pressure on the starter gear, and thus not start. ordered the part and will be in in three days. thanks again to everyone, and yes i started reading the manual.

[Water Warrior 2]

Good catch. I never would have thought of that. 1/16 of an inch and a totally dead bike. You have just added a very interesting bit of knowledge to the forum. Thank you.