Lukejd8
1984 Maxim
Hi there, I'm Luke, and I've just started riding and i've got myself an 84 Maxim 400. I was riding yesterday for about an hour when about 2 blocks from home, I completely lost power. I switched to reserve immediately, but then had difficulty starting the bike again. It would start for a bit, but had a loss of power, and my red warning light came on and stayed on. After I pushed her home, I fiddled and was able to start her again, only this time there's a grating and an intermittent loud banging noise coming from inside the engine, as if something had come loose or unlubricated. I IMMEDIATELY shut her off. My oil level is fine, it's floating in the center of the bubble window, but I did pull the spark plugs and found them to be quite fouled up. It's as if the oil is not getting around the engine.
Oil pump? Broken piston? Please help me with a diagnosis, I will be forever grateful.
Cheers.
Luke
Oil pump? Broken piston? Please help me with a diagnosis, I will be forever grateful.
Cheers.
Luke