Hi I’m new here and have some smoke coming from my exhaust

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  1. raisa.h

    raisa.h New Member

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    Alright, so I’ve worked on cars only. This whole bike mechanic thing is new. I picked up an 84 interceptor 500 with smoke coming from the exhaust. It has 28,000 miles on it and I don’t really know anything about it. It looks like it’s been cared for aesthetically, but oil is coming out of the valve cover gasket and it’s all around a little caked up. [​IMG]


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    Smoke OUT of the exhaust or OFF of the exhaust? You really want the answer to be OFF.
     
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    Valve stem oil seals is the first thing that springs to mind ? If it's blue coming from the exhaust ?
     
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    i guess you didn't do any research on this site b4 purchasing a VF500.................:(

    or do a compression check. :deadhorse:
     

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