Purchased a '96 grand touring 580 last season. After a couple rides, it quit running and needed the crank replaced. Used it few more times and then parked it for summer. Now we've gotten snow and can't get the machine started. Noticed either antifreeze or water in the injector oil. How /why could this happen and what can be done now? Any help appreciated. thanks

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Sure you are looking in the oil reservoir? ( No offence) If so I'd be draining the reservoir, refill with fresh oil and premix some fuel for saftey's sake. Then you have to deal with why it won't start. Was it properly stored?? Stabilizer in the fuel, fogged etc....?

Have you checked the basics, compression, spark ....?

Give us a little more info to help you with.

Ditto on what Cory9 said as far as the coolant or water in the resevoir. If you drain it, make sure and bleed the line with the little screw on the oil pump. Open it up and let oil out till all the little air bubbles are gone in the line.

You need to see if its getting fuel and spark for it to run. Clean the carbs, put some new plugs in it. Check the basics!!

Thanks for the help. Took it to the guy who did the crank last year and he is to take a look, so will wait to see what he says or does. But will take your advice and try those things if he doesnt for sure. Thanks

how did the coolant get in there?

I had this happen on my 670..The seal on the rotary valve shaft is not sealing.It allows the coolant from the water pump to mix in with the oil going to the rotary valve which is then recirculated to the oil injection tank...This is a big job to fix as the engine has to be completely torn down..I would be contacting the guy who replaced your crank. :bash:

I had this happen on my 670..The seal on the rotary valve shaft is not sealing.It allows the coolant from the water pump to mix in with the oil going to the rotary valve[/b]
ouch :ohmy:

I had this happen on my 670..The seal on the rotary valve shaft is not sealing.It allows the coolant from the water pump to mix in with the oil going to the rotary valve which is then recirculated to the oil injection tank...This is a big job to fix as the engine has to be completely torn down..I would be contacting the guy who replaced your crank. :bash:[/b]

Wow!! Thanks for the info, interesting :rolleyes:

I should have also mentioned the antifreeze will seize your oil injection pump pretty quickly so don't run the engine too much in this condition...I'm sure it's not great for the bearings in the engine either.