Hi Mark, Thought I'd cover all the bases and get both manuals. Unfortunately the one from Helm is not much for pictures. The pictures are so dark in some instances they're almost useless. <sigh>
Do you concur with the majority here in this thread that this noise is the cam chain tensioner? Is it possible to take the cylinder head cover off to know for sure, i.e. can a visual inspection of the tensioner, cam chain verify the fault? On Mar 10, 11:10 am, Mark Hasslinger <[email protected]> wrote: > out'a general principal get rid of the Clymer manual and get a real manual > from Helm. you'll never regret it. > > --- On Tue, 3/10/09, [email protected] > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 83 650 Engine Clatter > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 4:07 AM > > What I understood from reading the Clymer manual is that you > > can't adjust > > the cam chain tensionner, or you can't change the > > spring or chain, without > > opening completely the engine. A very costly job. So owners > > of a nighthawk > > over 40 000 km (25 000 Mi) must admit this noise. Or admit > > to pay. Or do > > the job themselves. That's one more pleasure on this > > bike. > > > At 00:32 10/03/2009 -0700, you wrote: > > > >Hi Jeff, > > > >I read about the cam chain noise but don't think > > the noise on my bike > > >is the cam chain. At times it's a severe > > clattering. If I pull in the > > >clutch, rev it just a bit the sound either goes away or > > subsides > > >somewhat. It'll remain quiet until I shut it off > > and restart when hot > > >or let it idle for a prolonged time. > > > >It sounds to me like a tappet(s) that's leaking > > down? > > > >Wouldn't the cam chain always make noise if the > > tensioner were bad? > > > >Thanks for your thoughts. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
