Need help Ran bike dri!!! OF OIL!

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by prestondrnek

the tapping is from your excess in valve clearance, lack of oil ground down your can and rocker faces!

Welcome to the forum.
The more the merrier.

You and I are going to have a problem, however, if you continue to make flat statements like that when it really is just an opinion or an educated guess.

You might well be right......but have no way to know that for sure without being there.

[prestondrnek]

well since your so "respected" and i have just finished rebuilding a dr350 that ran out of oil and now i am rebuilding the gz250 that ran out of oil. The first things to wear from lack of oil on these bikes (and most bikes) are the top ends, mainly its the cam seizing to the journals but before that it is the rocker faces and the cam lobes that get worn alot as the bike slowly runs out of oil. The bike may still be running but you will hear alot more noise from the top of the motor due to the excess valve clearance. Im a newb here but I dont ride GZ250's like you fellows here, I am just here to offer good info in exchange I had some questions of my own about this bike.

[Water Warrior 2]

I was always of the opinion that the oil level should be checked to prevent engine destruction. Adding a little oil is far cheaper than adding an engine.

[blaine]

Originally Posted by Water Warrior

I was always of the opinion that the oil level should be checked to prevent engine destruction. Adding a little oil is far cheaper than adding an engine.

:plus1:

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by prestondrnek

well since your so "respected" ......

Chill. Just pointing out the difference between "fact" and "opinion".

I can't quite figure out why so many intellingent and well educated people seem to have a problem with that distinction.

Everything you said is, no doubt, true......for an engine that is leaking and slowly runs out of oil. For one that suddenly goes dry.......or is started with none in it......all bets are off and the bearings may very well fail first; there certainly may be noise evident from the bearings first.

Anyhow, the point IS......that without being there you don't know for sure WHAT is causing the noise. Saying "it probably is the cam..." is quite different than saying "it IS the cam....."

[prestondrnek]

it is the cam and rockers not the bearings, there you go. not a guess

[bonehead]

And....They're off!

[music man]

:popcorn:

[bonehead]

I keep forgetin' that one MM.

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by bonehead

And....They're off!

Nope. Obviously pointless.
Scratch what I said before about intelligent and educated.