Thank you, I called a local Honda Shop and found the filter for 7.98 and the "crush" washer for .47. My mechanic just changed the oil without replacing the filter and said these bikes did not have a replaceable oil filter. Maybe he will make it right by changing the oil for free next time.
On Apr 9, 9:57 am, in8design <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Nathan, > I have an '83 and I would expect the '84 and '85 are the same. You > should have a finned cover on the front of the motor between the > exhaust pipes. If you remove the bolt that runs through the center of > this cover, inside you'll find a replacable oil filter element. You > should be able to get a new filter element from any Honda Dealer that > will come with new gasket rings as well. Also when I buy a new filter > I also always ask for a new "crush" washer that goes between the oil > pan and the oil plug that helps to prevent over tightening of the bolt > into the oil pan I just have them tape it to the filter package so I > don't loose it bwtween purchase and replacement. I always keep an > extra filter around so I can change the oil when it is needed instead > of when I can get around to the shop to buy a filter just to do the > job. > > Regarding the reserve setting it just pulls the gas from a lower > section in the gas tank so if you run your bike on the Reserve setting > and run out of gas, you are totally out of gas. If you run with the > Petcock set to ON (and you should) if you run low on fuel you can > switch to reserve to get about another 10 - 20 miles so you can go > find fuel. I reset the trip meter each time and I get between 100 - > 110 miles on the tank before needing to switch over to the reserve > tank. You should also be running at least 91 octane in that bike. > > Hope that helps. > > Nate -- 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.
