my new drz very sick :(

[cobcorsa]

Well guys i bought a drz few weeks ago and yesterday while out for a ride it basically lost all power i held in the clutch and it totally shut down , released the clutch again and accelerated hard which barely got me to the end of the country road, after i pulled in it wouldnt start and sounded much different , so today i searched around the bike for anything loose etc and nothing , i then checked the oil and my heart sank , dipstick was creamy, so i drained the oil and id say a max of 200ml of black oil came out, i believe water got in somehow and the creamy mix contaminated the plug , i dont know how the bike had so little oil or how water got in , but i will be stripping it down during the week , what do ye guys think ill be in for?gasket or worse? That low oil couldnt have been healthy

[cobcorsa]

oh and when i say new i mean new to me , the bike is a good few years old

[hedzball]

Good news is DRZ lumps can be bought for pennys!.

Sorry to hear of you're troubles..

[Matt 300]

I dip the oil on my DRZ weekly, only takes 2 min for peace of mind! These lads are breaking a DRZ400 'E' model at the moment. E model has a thinner base gasket and a FCR pumper carb and some different cams, bit more oomf for ya..
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[cobcorsa]

yeah i checked it 2 weeks ago and it was fine , ill do it weekly from now on ,if its a head problem im just gonna get the 440 bore kit, if there is bottom end damage it will be p and t for that ,and tis an e model i have too so i have the carb and stuff

[muru]

..wow i was so close to buying this ...yev had a few probs no ? ...gluk wit getting it sorted !

[cobcorsa]

no this is first problem , just bad luck really

[arai#darol]

Originally Posted by muru

..wow i was so close to buying this ...yev had a few probs no ? ...gluk wit getting it sorted !

your wern't the only one

@OP hope you get it sorted dude
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[Matt 300]

Originally Posted by cobcorsa

yeah i checked it 2 weeks ago and it was fine , ill do it weekly from now on ,if its a head problem im just gonna get the 440 bore kit, if there is bottom end damage it will be p and t for that ,and tis an e model i have too so i have the carb and stuff

The 440 kit wont sort a head problem! 440 kit is just a barrel, piston and top end gasket set. Head problem would be cams, valves, etc.. Hope you get it sorted!
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[cobcorsa]

yeah but while i have the whole lot stripped apart i might as well fit a 440 kit , i had a look at the cams today turned it to top dead centre and the inlet seems to be off by about 10 degrees so it might have slipped a wee bit , im just downloading the service manual now and will check the timing guide , while i was turning the crank around it didnt seem as smooth as it should

[cobcorsa]

thanks for the tips and well wishes too guys
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[cobcorsa]

found the problem the exhaust cam gear slipped about 15 degrees so no big deal no bent valves or anything, but while its all apart im gonna order a big bore and stroker kit and bigger cams along with a aka exhaust and bugger carb and jets , and stripping the rest of it apart and cleaning/polishing/powdercoating bits and pieces including the frame , it will take me about 2 months to do but should be crazy when done :)

[superbadonkey]

Originally Posted by cobcorsa

found the problem the exhaust cam gear slipped about 15 degrees so no big deal no bent valves or anything, but while its all apart im gonna order a big bore and stroker kit and bigger cams along with a aka exhaust and bugger carb and jets , and stripping the rest of it apart and cleaning/polishing/powdercoating bits and pieces including the frame , it will take me about 2 months to do but should be crazy when done :)

Good to hear it wasnt anything to bad, Glad to hear your putting all nice bits into it that I always planned on doing but never got a chance to, Should be mint once its all back together
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[chrisboy]

Nice one!
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[Matt 300]

Originally Posted by cobcorsa

bigger carb

What carb you gona go for? Thought it was an E model and had the FCR already?

[cobcorsa]

the e has the 39mm ill be going for the 41mm with a bit of head work to allow for bigger valves , there is a crowd in the us that do a kit 465 kit which consists of this

94mm Cylinder Works Big Bore Cylinder
• 94mm 12:1 JE Piston Kit

• Hotrods +4mm Stroker Crank Trued to.002 & Welded at Pin

• Webcams Race Profile (288/540 grind) Billet Cams

•Kibblewhite +1mm Black Diamond Intake and Exhaust Valves
•Kibblewhite Race Valve Spring Kit with Ti Retainers

•Hotrods Main Bearings and Seal Kit

• All necessary top and bottom end gaskets

all i need to do is get the head machined a bit and i can do the rest myself, then exhaust and carb with the above = big power