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Re: [ST] Mileage and tight chains



Your summation about WD-40 is probably correct.In a pinch, use it, but
turps will take you farther down the road.
Dennis
Y2K Sapphire ST
82' FJ60 

At 09:06 PM 5/23/01 -0700, you wrote:
>About this mileage thing, for those of you with a lot of miles on your
>chain, you might want to consider checking it and changing it. I have 18K on
>my bike and the gas mileage was slipping down to 45 mpg. I was checking the
>chain tension and noticed a tight spot in the chain as it passed over the
>primary sprocket. I changed the chain for a new one and the mileage has now
>moved back to the 50 mpg range, depending on how hard I am riding.
>
>The tight spot was not easily noticeable. I always checked the chain when I
>cleaned it, but I only noticed the tight spot when I had the tension a
>little too tight. I am now concerned about the proper method of cleaning the
>chain. Please don't read me wrong, I am very pleased to get 18K out of my
>chain, but I am wondering if cleaning the chain with WD40 was not the best
>solvent to use. My thinking on this is, WD40 is a penetrate and I think it
>was penetrating past the O-rings and washing out the lubricant of the
>internal chain section. The Triumph book calls for turpentine  which will
>clean the outside surfaces of the chain but not penetrate past the O-rings.
>I cleaned my chain when ever dirt and grime built up on it and then I
>relubed it with a chain lubricant/wax. My sprockets look great with no signs
>of wear, but the internals of my chain wore out.
>Mike
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Martin Fay" <mfay@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: "ST-Digest" <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 1:14 AM
>Subject: [ST] RE: (ST) Get out of third!
>
>
>> Jack wrote:
>> Martin are you just getting 166 miles from a tank?
>>
>
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