Sometimes you can take the front wheel off and header and let it rest on the oil pan then raise the bike up off the motor and lower the bike back down over it when putting it back in.
The front sprocket nut coming loose was a common problem for these bikes. I found this out when mine was missing as well. They apparently came out with some sort of recall for it at some point.
@@TomsTinkeringandAdventures Way late, but mine undid itself during a ride, and consequently the front sprocket slipped off it's fitting and onto the threads. It was a weird sensation being in gear, revving the mess outtta the bike, and it not going anywhere. I cringe thinking about it now, but the revving spun the shaft with the newly loose sprocket sitting on the threads.. wore them down dangerously flat.. Never did find the nut. And I nearly cried tears of joy when the new nut was still able to screw unto the funky threads lol.
I believe you should change the oil and filter again. And you need to start it and let it idle until the fan turns on . Take it for a ride with couple of revs and problem us solved .
Hey first off great video and thanks for the information. I wanted to see if you were able to locate the coolant temperature sensor. I was able to identify where the thermostat is based on your other video, so thanks for that!
Well we no longer have this bike so I can’t look at it. A lot of times the sensor threads into the radiator or near the thermostat housing. Should be easy to notice, with a small wire harness of 1-2 wires.
You should do time lapse montage into your video’s seeing you working on it. Maybe with some music? Would make your video’s more fun to watch. Sometimes the talking is a bit too slow and too long. I really like this R6 project!!
Tom's Tinkering and Adventures it’s just something to ‘upgrade’ your video’s you know... your voice and information is pleasant to listen to, so reason enough to keep on growing in vlogging! I will follow this R6 project! Good luck
Occazion yessir! I will see what I can do. Always something coming through the garage. The R6 got fork seals done the other day, that video is coming up soon.
Eighteen 6 the 03-04 only have one fan? I’m looking online for a used dual fan setup, but the bike has never ran hot. Kind of crazy what you find out working on things, thanks for the info.
@@TomsTinkeringandAdventures what was it sorry this was the next one in the auto play. Seemed like that timing chain wasnt tensioned correctly in the first engine. Like you said that gap didnt seem right.
Sometimes you can take the front wheel off and header and let it rest on the oil pan then raise the bike up off the motor and lower the bike back down over it when putting it back in.
Yeah, that might have been the way to go!
Hello from Michigan. Great videos, informative and enjoyable.
Dan Krieter thank you!
Thank you for the informative video.
frank Zmonster I hope it helps, or better yet I hope you don’t have to remove an engine.
@@TomsTinkeringandAdventures I'm about to pick up a 2007 R6r for 1K with a dead engine. Hopefully it's a cheap fix and get her running.
frank Zmonster good luck, let me know how it goes.
The front sprocket nut coming loose was a common problem for these bikes. I found this out when mine was missing as well. They apparently came out with some sort of recall for it at some point.
david199619 interesting. I guess I better have my son check it. Still running good!
@@TomsTinkeringandAdventures Way late, but mine undid itself during a ride, and consequently the front sprocket slipped off it's fitting and onto the threads. It was a weird sensation being in gear, revving the mess outtta the bike, and it not going anywhere. I cringe thinking about it now, but the revving spun the shaft with the newly loose sprocket sitting on the threads.. wore them down dangerously flat.. Never did find the nut. And I nearly cried tears of joy when the new nut was still able to screw unto the funky threads lol.
@@Shankower wow, what an experience! Glad you didn’t have to split the engine to fix that! It really should have a secondary lock on that nut!
I believe you should change the oil and filter again. And you need to start it and let it idle until the fan turns on . Take it for a ride with couple of revs and problem us solved .
As far as the engine that I removed, no oil change was going to fix that!
Hey first off great video and thanks for the information. I wanted to see if you were able to locate the coolant temperature sensor. I was able to identify where the thermostat is based on your other video, so thanks for that!
Well we no longer have this bike so I can’t look at it. A lot of times the sensor threads into the radiator or near the thermostat housing. Should be easy to notice, with a small wire harness of 1-2 wires.
You should do time lapse montage into your video’s seeing you working on it. Maybe with some music? Would make your video’s more fun to watch. Sometimes the talking is a bit too slow and too long. I really like this R6 project!!
Occazion my son has mentioned the same thing. I’m kind of lazy about editing but I might give it a shot. Thanks for watching!
Tom's Tinkering and Adventures it’s just something to ‘upgrade’ your video’s you know... your voice and information is pleasant to listen to, so reason enough to keep on growing in vlogging! I will follow this R6 project! Good luck
Occazion thanks, I like to improve but like I said...lazy! 😂😂
Tom's Tinkering and Adventures haha, well you’re taking time to read and answer my feedback, right?? So there must me some energy left😂
Occazion yessir! I will see what I can do. Always something coming through the garage. The R6 got fork seals done the other day, that video is coming up soon.
Did you find the drive sprocket nut? Wouldn't it have been a laugh if that was the cause of the ticking?
Yeah, a real riot. Stay tuned....
That rad has been replaced before should have two fans.
Eighteen 6 interesting, I just looked it up and of course you’re right! I will have to order one, my son has the bike in Utah.
Tom's Tinkering and Adventures it was replaced with a 03-04 one the 05 is the best one of that SL model .
Eighteen 6 the 03-04 only have one fan? I’m looking online for a used dual fan setup, but the bike has never ran hot. Kind of crazy what you find out working on things, thanks for the info.
El maestro jordan rudess tambien es mecanico
Whoa! I had not heard of him but we could be brothers!
Hay i live in Anchorage
syi tiger907 it’s a nice place.
Nooooo not heart surgery! :(
Aaron’s Adventures and Tinkering it’s gotta be done.
@@TomsTinkeringandAdventures Oh and a wiener dog easter egg!
Aaron’s Adventures and Tinkering I had forgot about that! 😀
What size hex wrench is that
For what?
@@TomsTinkeringandAdventures the bolt @9:31
@@MookMajor It's been a long time since I did that job, but I'm guessing it's a 10mm just by looking at the video and the tool set I'm using.
Can you put 2012 engine on it ?
Not in these models.
Helo.. that carburator or injection bro?
Fuel injection.
@@TomsTinkeringandAdventures but why that. thortlebody like carb ?
@@resturifwan4590 that’s how they look, majority of motorcycles use the same type.
dude realy swapped an engine because of a tensioner
Obviously you missed a video or two!
@@TomsTinkeringandAdventures what was it sorry this was the next one in the auto play. Seemed like that timing chain wasnt tensioned correctly in the first engine. Like you said that gap didnt seem right.
@@thewitchertales I took apart the engine next, it definitely wasn’t the timing chain. 😀
@@TomsTinkeringandAdventures ill look for that video, interested in what it was. 🤟