NO, the whole perimeter of the head cover has one LONG O-ring. The sealing washer is just because it's at a point of HIGH oil pressure. (cam bushing) Examine the parts breakdown to see what I'm describing.
--- On Mon, 10/27/08, emile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: emile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Oil oozing out on my cooling fins....!!?? To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, October 27, 2008, 11:39 PM Thanks. She does clean up nice. ; ) So there's supposed to be an O Ring under the bolt? Pretty sure there is just a regular ol' washer on there now... Will have to check when she gets back from the tire shop. I think I'm going to add some loctite onto the bolt as well just for good luck. On Oct 27, 1:32 am, Dennis Hammerl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If that's your ride, it's very pretty. Great condition. The bolt is holding down the head cover. Not a difficult repair. Is it stripped ? If it is, get it helicoiled. The seal is a formed O-ring and might even be reused with a thin coat of Hylomar. The location of the bolt is a point of high oil pressure and should not be dismissed. If the bolt hole is stripped, I'd remove the head cover and helicoil the hole and reseal the head cover. The cam followers are in the head cover and this job (R&R) is somewhat delicate to perform. The tach drive is a potential problem area as well. Done carefully, it should take about two hours for a novice to do. I suggest a good read of the service manual for it. (no Clymer, please) > As the cam followers and shafts are in the head cover, I have a modification that makes the engine quieter and extends service life. Details of that if you want. The OEM service manual is available in .PDF on-line for free. I'll look for the URL. > I can supply complete R&R instructions if you need them. I've done maybe 20~30 of them. > That was the last (and best) of the single cam 650's. The problems with throttle reponse had been solved with CV carbs and they are very pleasent and smooth but nowhere near the performance of the next generation fours. I liked mine, rode it for two years. > > --- On Sun, 10/26/08, emile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: emile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Oil oozing out on my cooling fins....!!?? > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, October 26, 2008, 2:58 AM > > It only has a little over 8k miles...here's the "bolt" I was > talking > about: > > <img > src="http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm118/egl204/leak.jpg";> > > As far as the severity of the leak goes, I would say maybe about half > a teaspoon a day. > > On Oct 26, 12:41 am, Dennis Hammerl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> Take a picture of this "bolt' or indicate the part number on a > > diagram (include URL) The '82 650 is an interesting bike, I had one and have > many fixes for them. Serious oil leaks DO require extensive work. Any leak at > the head gasket, replace. One nice thing, it tears down in the frame without > removing it. How many miles ? > > > --- On Sat, 10/25/08, emile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: emile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Oil oozing out on my cooling fins....!!?? > > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" > > <[email protected]> > > > Date: Saturday, October 25, 2008, 8:15 PM > > > Hey all, > > > So I do realize that my question will read to some like "how do I > > speak Latin?" but the oil leak on my 82 650 has seemingly gotten > > worse, and there seems to be smoke rising up in front of my headlight > > every once in a while now, so I figured I would give it a shot and > > hopefully save myself some painful/complicated repairs down the road. > > > So, that being said, here goes: my bike is leaking oil from the > > exposed nut on the top right side of my engine. I've also noticed oil > > in between the cooling fins on both sides of the engine. Does anyone > > know how I can theoretically diagnose and perhaps even fix this leak? > > I tried tightening the bolt, as it was a bit loose, but this has not > > seemed to help, and the leak persists. Any ideas? Where do I start? > > Clymer seems to be silent on this... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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