If this little project gravitates to the level of removal I'll do one tappet at a time to avoid any mixups. Thanks for the tip.
On Mar 14, 11:28 am, [email protected] wrote: > In the manual they say : don't mix them up, if taking them out. > They must be carefully paired with their corresponding hole. > > At 17:16 13/03/2009 -0700, you wrote: > > >According the the previous owner the engine was never opened before > >but based on some scratches on the frame I do wonder. > > >If air gets in a hydraulic tappet will it work its way out eventually? > >I suspect not based on the cross section of a tappet displayed in the > >shop manual. But, if there was air in a tappet wouldn't it collapse > >each time the valve opens/closes which means the tappet would always > >be noisy. In my bike's case the tappets do quiet down eventually. > > >Is it possible to check these things visually, i.e. can I "rock" a > >rocker arm and assume any that are loose have a bad/leaking tappet > >under them. I would assume all of them should be tight against the > >valve stem when the valve is closed and the cam lobe is at the > >shortest radius to rocker distance. In other words when the valve > >train is in it's most relaxed state for that valve. Even if I found a > >couple bad ones with some sort of visual inspection I'd probably take > >'em all out and clean and bleed 'em if that's prudent. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
