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Thanks guys, I'll grab another set of plugs and see how I go!

More oil in plug holes. More smoke. Ran for about 4 mins and stalled.Any ideas?Apex seals?Scoured plates? never moly'dReg

Joe wrote:Hello Jackdaw, Just put new plugs in it'll run again. They're just oiled up. Regards, Joe.

Had put new plugs in Joe.After the smoke had cleared (and the bike cooled) checked the plugs and they look fine.

added oil to both plug holes - bike fired ok with a ton of smoke. This was for about 5 minutes when the smoke eased. It then stalled and wouldnt start again.Not feeling too optimistic .

Take plugs out. Pump plenty of oil into the chambers whilst rotating the engine backwards. Hold the oil pump cable up a 1/4" with a clip.Turn the engine over on the starter a few turns to pump the excess oil out of the chambers & to distribute it in the chambers. Put plugs in & start t...

Seems at least here in Aus, Silkolene has recently gone through some name changes for some of their products.After inquiring about comp 2 from the distributor (as the stuff is near non existent in the 200,000 pop. city I live in) heres his reply."The oil you need is Comp 2 classic it comes in 5...

New plugs ordered, syphoned about 3 litres of what looked ok petrol from her today.Gunna pump out the rotella x thats in her and replace with synthetic.Was thinking the problem I have previously posted about http://www.rotaryownersclub.co.uk/thrapp/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=557http://www.rotaryownersc...

How should I approach this?Has some stale fuel - maybe a 1/2 gallon still in her - how do I get most of it out?Have changed plugs.What if anything should I do to the carbys?Anything else I should do before firing her?Thanks in advance! Reg

Time as come for me to address this problem once and for allYea, I tried Dellboys advice just under 3 years ago to no avail.http://www.rotaryownersclub.co.uk/thrapp/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=557I think my only option is to strip the engine and send the faceplates to UK for moly coating?Anyone still do...

Cheers!I'm about 3 days drive from WA and 13 hours from Sydney (I'm in Geelong - 1 hr from Melbourne Reg

Thanks Dell Boy! I;ll give it a shot. What amount of oil would you recommend in each plug hole?Cheers,Reg

Hi,I'm here because I bought a new Commander (G Reg) from Carl Rosner Motorcycles in 1989.Shipped it back to Australia in 1992 and have ridden it rarely. About 3 years ago it started having the "run on 1 rotor when warm" problem which I suspect is the warn plate that needs the moly coating...