Rich Gardiner <
[email protected]> wrote:
I'm relatively new to MOTO. Bought the 85 for my 15yo son, but he only rode for 10 hours before it would not start.
I recently bought a 2nd hand 85sx 2019. After about 10 hours the bike stalled and no spark. I traced it it a flooded ignition case. Stator was soaked and muddy and the rotor has build up of rust.
New stator in transit. Rotor cleaned up and ignition case cleaned as best I could do.
Advice please.....small hole at base of the casing unit...
Hole was blocked full of caked up mud!!
Whats the hole for?
Can the hole be drained?
Is there a bolt at the end of the hole? Can bolt be removed to clean out the hole??
I'm not familiar with KTM specifically, but my four bikes all vent the stator area to the crankcase, which vents through the main breather. If you've got water in the stator, it's other places too, likely.
No idea about the function of the hole, unless it's to return oil
to the crankcase. I'd look carefully for signs of water in other
parts of the engine.
Good luck,
bob prohaska
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