Hello every one, from Southamerica Bolivia,
So, I recently bought a Ducati Scrambler fullthrottle 2018 from an italian guy with total of 1850 Km on the odometer. I love the looks of the bike and it`s tons of fun to ride. I nevertheless have run into some issues:
- After having riden it for a week I was caught in heavy rain on the freeway , and all of a sudden the Scrambler dies on me. The dash showed Sidestand error code, Luckily I always carry my Victorinox with me, so (thanks to the info in the forum) I cut though the wires to the sensor and short circuit de green and white cable so that I`m able to get home.
Next day I check Sidestand sensor and realize It was working properly. I happens the problem was the wires melted from heat in the area contacting the engine.
After inspecting carefully the rest of the bike I find almost fully naked wires (stripped of insulation ) under the seat. Fortunately I was the negative wire comming from the battery so, no short circuit danger, anyway I have redone insulation on every stripped wire.
- That had me suspecting over heating od the engine at some point in the past, so I decide to do an oil change, eventough previous owner assured me he had just changed oil at 1000 Km. Big surprise when I do the oil change I find the mesh filter is as good as gone
Go figure, I didn`t install the mesh filter anymore. I will order from the US, but I will take some time to get here (By the way, does anybody know the part number for the filter?).
What do you think ? Might there be permanent damage done to the engine?
For the time being, will the engine work properly without the filter?
Thanks for the feedbak
George
So, I recently bought a Ducati Scrambler fullthrottle 2018 from an italian guy with total of 1850 Km on the odometer. I love the looks of the bike and it`s tons of fun to ride. I nevertheless have run into some issues:
- After having riden it for a week I was caught in heavy rain on the freeway , and all of a sudden the Scrambler dies on me. The dash showed Sidestand error code, Luckily I always carry my Victorinox with me, so (thanks to the info in the forum) I cut though the wires to the sensor and short circuit de green and white cable so that I`m able to get home.
Next day I check Sidestand sensor and realize It was working properly. I happens the problem was the wires melted from heat in the area contacting the engine.
After inspecting carefully the rest of the bike I find almost fully naked wires (stripped of insulation ) under the seat. Fortunately I was the negative wire comming from the battery so, no short circuit danger, anyway I have redone insulation on every stripped wire.
- That had me suspecting over heating od the engine at some point in the past, so I decide to do an oil change, eventough previous owner assured me he had just changed oil at 1000 Km. Big surprise when I do the oil change I find the mesh filter is as good as gone
Go figure, I didn`t install the mesh filter anymore. I will order from the US, but I will take some time to get here (By the way, does anybody know the part number for the filter?).
What do you think ? Might there be permanent damage done to the engine?
For the time being, will the engine work properly without the filter?
Thanks for the feedbak
George