Got it sealed and it is shiny! Next time I'll paint it black. =) MN Blue
On May 25, 7:30 pm, stanley/ Randolph <[email protected]> wrote: > Not a good idea to chrome something that absorbs/dissipates heat; better to > paint it black. Honda wrote a paper on the fact that black paint dissipates > heat better than plain aluminum. I have always painted my cylinders on a > Beetle engine rebuild with thermal black, and plazma coated the interior of > the cylinder heads and piston crowns, and inside the exhaust ports. I also > painted the pushrod tubes, since they are in the airflow under the engine and > contain oil flowing back to the sump from the rockers. > Runs cooler and less cylinder wharpage from shutting down hot, should an > emergency require shutting off the engine before cooling the hot cylinders. > This is more a problem in the Microbus than the Beetle, and also more of a > problem riding an air cooled bike in town on hot summer days. > > > Stanley > > ________________________________ > From: Minnesota Blue <[email protected]> > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 9:43:52 PM > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Valve Cover Gasket > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
