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What happened to Isabella's Engine?
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<blockquote data-quote="maddad" data-source="post: 1061463" data-attributes="member: 17525"><p>Purely for investigational purposes I wanted to confirm that the oil out of that thing was actually oil and water. So....</p><p></p><p>Took the DRZ out on the trail last evening, after dark, after a rainy day, in Eastern Canada where we still found a little snow in woods.</p><p></p><p>Had to cross several puddles about 1' deep and some 30' long. Went down in one. Couldn't start, were about 15 kms back in the woods, but the end of the trail was less than a kilometer ahead. So push push push. And then at about 300 meters from the end of the trail. The sick feeling I had was verified. Black River has no bridge.</p><p></p><p>Could not start the bike. Could not turn back. Not in a place that a trailer or 4x4 could ever get to. No cell coverage. Just two of us, so did not want to separate.</p><p></p><p>River was flowing fast enough to knock us each off our feet once while testing. A few floating pieces of ice did not add to the warmth. About 30' across and 3' deep.</p><p></p><p>Tooks the bikes one at a time (KLR650 was heavy) and DRZ400 not so bad. Called the cousin for a rescue. Had to cross that river back and forth 3 times.</p><p></p><p>Started tearing things down a bit this morning to let it dry out. So I can confirm the emulsion you see in the engine is exactly like what poured out of my engine this morning. Most of mine being just pure water but a little bit of emulsion just from the trailer ride home and the pushing about.</p><p></p><p>Hoping drying things out will be enough.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="maddad, post: 1061463, member: 17525"] Purely for investigational purposes I wanted to confirm that the oil out of that thing was actually oil and water. So.... Took the DRZ out on the trail last evening, after dark, after a rainy day, in Eastern Canada where we still found a little snow in woods. Had to cross several puddles about 1' deep and some 30' long. Went down in one. Couldn't start, were about 15 kms back in the woods, but the end of the trail was less than a kilometer ahead. So push push push. And then at about 300 meters from the end of the trail. The sick feeling I had was verified. Black River has no bridge. Could not start the bike. Could not turn back. Not in a place that a trailer or 4x4 could ever get to. No cell coverage. Just two of us, so did not want to separate. River was flowing fast enough to knock us each off our feet once while testing. A few floating pieces of ice did not add to the warmth. About 30' across and 3' deep. Tooks the bikes one at a time (KLR650 was heavy) and DRZ400 not so bad. Called the cousin for a rescue. Had to cross that river back and forth 3 times. Started tearing things down a bit this morning to let it dry out. So I can confirm the emulsion you see in the engine is exactly like what poured out of my engine this morning. Most of mine being just pure water but a little bit of emulsion just from the trailer ride home and the pushing about. Hoping drying things out will be enough. [/QUOTE]
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