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lost my Oil Drain Plug & Motor Siezed!! Help

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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 05:54 PM
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08 bayou 250. The motor seized up on a ride. Oil plug fell out. Trucked the bike back home and tried to pull it over by hand with the pull start. Turned over easy! Was like, . Tapped the starter and it fired right up!. I turned it off imideatly. You think I am screwed ot what?

on a side note does anyone know the tread pitch and size for the oil drain plug?
 
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 06:33 PM
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Id be talking to a kawasaki dealer for the plug info get some Valvoline ATV 10/40
oil and fire her up then listen for noise,would also do a compression check to.Good
luck on what you find.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by coyote170
Id be talking to a kawasaki dealer for the plug info get some Valvoline ATV 10/40
oil and fire her up then listen for noise,would also do a compression check to.Good
luck on what you find.
I would do what coyote170 said and also put alittle oil in the spark plug hole the next time you start it so it isnt running dry.
 
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 12:37 PM
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dang good idea about putting in oil its only gonna cost you oil and plug try it what do have to lose
 
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