ok.....in my own defense, i have zero experience with the fuel systems on mid-90s Katanas, so i had no idea what PRM was, or what any of the other positions might do. apparently i am not the only one, since a lot of people on here seem to have problems with the petcock positioning.
this is the first time i have ever done this sort of thing, though i have seen it done before by others. i let the bike set for a couple hours last night with the petcock turned to PRM. this not only let the carbs overflow and leak gas out onto the ground, but also seemed to let a BUNCH of gasoline into the cylinders which then bled past the rings and into the crank case. i found this out this afternoon when i went to drain out the oil for my first oil change on this bike and got about a gallon and a half of very thin, gassy oil!![010.gif](https://katriders.com/core/images/smilies/010.gif)
my question is, obviously, what are the chances i did no damage to anything internally on the bike, and what is the safest way to approach this without creating a bomb out of my bike?
i currently have the fill and drain plugs open and the oil filter off, in hopes that any gas still inside the engine will dissipate overnight and i can refill the crank case with oil and install a new filter.![Stuff Happens](https://katriders.com/core/images/smilies/shthappens.gif)
hopefully, having admitted my faux pas and willing to take the ensuing grief for my mistake, someone will stop laughing long enough to give me some reassuring advice. thanks.
this is the first time i have ever done this sort of thing, though i have seen it done before by others. i let the bike set for a couple hours last night with the petcock turned to PRM. this not only let the carbs overflow and leak gas out onto the ground, but also seemed to let a BUNCH of gasoline into the cylinders which then bled past the rings and into the crank case. i found this out this afternoon when i went to drain out the oil for my first oil change on this bike and got about a gallon and a half of very thin, gassy oil!
![010.gif](https://katriders.com/core/images/smilies/010.gif)
my question is, obviously, what are the chances i did no damage to anything internally on the bike, and what is the safest way to approach this without creating a bomb out of my bike?
i currently have the fill and drain plugs open and the oil filter off, in hopes that any gas still inside the engine will dissipate overnight and i can refill the crank case with oil and install a new filter.
![Stuff Happens](https://katriders.com/core/images/smilies/shthappens.gif)
hopefully, having admitted my faux pas and willing to take the ensuing grief for my mistake, someone will stop laughing long enough to give me some reassuring advice. thanks.
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