I want to know whether you can remove the valve cover without removing the engine from the frame. Does it just require removing the tank? Graham
On May 23, 2009, at 10:43 PM, Minnesota Blue wrote: > > Hello everyone. So the 83 650 is back together and running!! New > paint, several new nuts, bolts, gaskets, washers, o-rings, and a few > other things later. Spent a long time getting 26 years of dirt and > neglect out of all the small spaces. Back to running like a champ now > except for one problem. The valve cover is still leaking. We had > pulled it off this winter, cleaned the surfaces, and put a new gasket > in. My father even surprised me by getting the valve cover chromed, > which looks really nice! Fired up the bike today and took it for a > test drive. Sure enough, it was pumping oil out in a few spots. Took > the tank off and re-torqued the whole thing. Went for another drive, > still leaking. Not as bad, but still leaking. I really don't want to > torque the hell out of them. My mechanic told me to put the new > gasket on dry. With the leaks, I am thinking about taking it off and > putting a gasket sealer on to seal up all of the leaks. Anyone been > through this? I am sure the gasket sealer will work, but I don't want > to cause problems for myself down the road, Any suggestions would be > great. > > Thanks! > > MN Blue > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
