Does anyone have the compression specs for the MSU 700 engine? Mine is smoking something terrible at times and I would like to do a compression test prior to tearing it down.
Also will too much oil cause it to smoke? To improve the wet shoe clutch wear, a dealer/parts supplier suggested that I raise the oil level to the bottom on the dip stick threads, which is approximately 3/4 of a quart.
A little background this is a 2016 (I purchased it new in April of 2016) MSU 700 (Tractor Supply version) it now has approximately 500 hrs and 2900 miles on it. I use it almost daily on the farm and also take it to the VA and VW mountains to trail ride. I thought the belt was slipping, well I know it was slipping, so I replaced the belt and changed the oil, but new tires on it, greased, etc... When I finished it smoked like a freight train and I realized that the clutch was slipping also. Oh, I've used Mobile 1 V-Twin Motorcycle (supposed to be for wet clutches but not MA or MA-2 approved) oil in it since the first oil change. I replaced the wet clutch and switched to a synthetic motorcycle oil that is MA-2 approved. No more belt or clutch slipping but it still smoked heavily. Yesterday I ran it at the Rev limit in low and it stopped smoking. I checked the oil, added a little to bring the level back up to the dip stick threads. It started smoking again until I ran it at the Rev Limit for a few minutes then it stopped smoking.