The outcome...i bought a motor of craigslist for $1000 that has 4500 miles on it supposedly and the guy i bought it from swapped the motors out for $600 bucks. I have the original motor in storage which i will do something with at some point. The new motor runs, sounds, and feels good and runs cool which solves one problem, however, there is a slight oil leak. I will post some pictures of the likely source tomorrow. It's a 4mm bolt i believe above the oil pan. After I ride it for an hour and it sits for a few hours it will leave a quarter sized spot on the ground.
i was meaning to post this awhile ago to add some closure to this situation but also so someone can tell me if its safe to back the bolt out and re-install it with some teflon tape or some sort of sealant. i asked the guy who put it in to look it at for me but of course he didn't return any of my phone calls. A**H*lE. He runs a shop out of Stamford CT. I knew I was taking a chance dealing with this guy at that price. He slapped the motor in in a day. I can't complain there, but of course there were problems. For example, I picked the bike up and of course he was in an extreme hurry to leave because he had to do this and this and this. I took the bike for a quick spin and it felt fine so I loaded it in the van. I stopped for some food on the way back home and decided to let the bike idle in the bike of the van to make sure it would heat cycle correctly. No fans come on! Now I am pissed. I go back to my garage and remove the fairings and the radiator is like at least two inches low. I had to bleed the system myself for an hour and luckily for me the motor was solid in the sense that it was just air in the system. However, I have the oil leak to deal with. Oh and also the oil was way to full. I removed some oil to the proper level and that has seemed to help with the leakage. It's pretty minor. It's definitely not a leak between the valve cover or between head or cases. I'll post pictures soon. Peace and goodnight.
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