All you need to do is remove the tank and the coils. I never would have attempted it if I had to take the engine out. I am nowhere near ready for that! Have to be a little careful getting it up and over the valves as you take it off, but that is it. Just don't do what I did. When you take the coils off, don't take them apart and not mark anything!! It was an adventure figuring out how to get it back together correctly!
On May 23, 9:59 pm, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
