Mr. A. Nighthawk 1985~2010 ...after years of being comatose, Mr. Nighthawk was euthanized by a surgical procedure. Services will be held at Our Lady Of Good Intentions. Donations can be made to the Budding Mechanics Educational Fund R.I.P.
________________________________ From: Graham Rogers <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, March 17, 2010 10:07:56 AM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 650 problem Dennis is going to ask you these questions so be prepared. Do you know what you are doing? What level of mechanical ability do you have? How did you reassemble the timing chain and how did you time it? On Mar 16, 2010, at 10:54 AM, tcnighthawk650 wrote: > Hi, I need advice. I recently aquired a dead 85' 650 Nighthawk. The > former owner ran the engine and suspected top end damage due to loss > of oil. I disassembled the engine down to the top of the crankcase and > found only a bit of scaring on one of the cam journals. I reassembled > it and was able to turn the engine over by hand to set the timing > (socket wrench on the timing bolt). I then reinstalled the engine in > the frame and tried to start it. The engine turned over but would not > start. A short time later when I tried to start it again the engine > would turn over on 1 revolution before it became impossible to turn it > over, even by hand. I then put a wrench on the timing bolt and tried > to turn it over in the other direction and again, it would turn only 1 > revolution. I need advice, anyone have this happen to them or does > anyone know what needs to be done? > > Thanks. > > --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. > > --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. -- 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.
