WHAT...no oil filter? What was that oily thing that I took out of Nighthawk then? lol...p.s... there's a few places to get the filters a lot cheaper. I got some on e-bay for very little. I can't believe that somebody who calls themselves a Honda mechanic would be that brainless. Thus the dire need for all of us to work on our own bikes.
________________________________ From: Dale <[email protected]> To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, April 9, 2010 11:00:16 AM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Oil Filter and Fuel Reserve I hope you are looking for a new mechanic... On Apr 9, 8:50 pm, Nighthawk Nathan <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. -- 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.
