i just traded my yz125 for a 2003 yami kodiak 400. the guy told me it had been sitting up and needed to be cleaned up. so i cleaned the carb, air/oil filter and plug and it fired right up. i took the bike for few short rides just to test it out. then i try to figure out why the winch wasnt working so i took off the front plastics and i realized it was water cooled. i took the radiator cap off and i was bone dry. so i filled it up ran it and let it cool to top it off again and it was dry again. i figured that the the radiator held alot of water or the motor did too so i put more in and started it up. the bike started smoking and when i put my hand by the smoke it was steam....
i checked the oil and i was whiter than snow. while it was still running i noticed that there was water dripping out from the gasket below the spark plug. i guess that the head gasket is blown or what ever gasket that is. is there any other way that the water can get into the oil?? how can i check? please help with this prob. i am goin to read some other posts of the same subject but please reply im new to this site.
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