Sometimes the O-Rings get hard and don't seal as well when they get old. Other times they can get a little bit of a twist in them in the channel and not seal well. Sometimes there's nothing wrong with them and they just need to be removed and reseated, or replaced...
-Kyle On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 10:01 PM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > Last night, when I arrived at a friends house to watch the > fireworks, I discovered two puddles under my NH. One is normal - one > of my carbs leaks out the drain line. Has for 11,000 miles. The other > however, caused me some concern. Upon inspection I found lubricating > oil leaking out of the O-ring gasket under the oil filter cover. > Words were uttered. (Some under my breath) > Checking the oil level - I discovered she was not > significantly low - and I rode her the mile back home. My first > thought was I'm very glad this didn't start on my 331 mile day last > week. > Today I called three auto parts places to find one with the > proper oil filter in stock and not having enough time to get in > contact with my Amsoil dealer, I took someones suggestion (Graham > perhaps?) and picked up a gallon of Rotella T. > Not having my own garage - I made a speed trip to my Folks > place, smelling burning oil and feeling it hit my boot the whole way. > Not a good feeling. Upon arrival I dropped the oil and filter and gave > a very detailed inspection to the cover, the o-rings involved and the > channels they ride in. Neither Dad nor I could find any problems. So, > put fresh oil in and a new filter installed, and off for a test ride. > No issues at all - put about 125 miles on - no issues. I'm > flabbergasted. Never had anything like this happen on this bike and > Dad has never seen anything like it either. Anyone else have thoughts > on the subject? > In the middle of my 125 mile extended test ride, I happened > upon a 1984 Goldwing with the Interstate package for sale. Threw a leg > over it and discovered that, much to my surprise, my 30" inseam is > sufficient to ride on one. (Wanna guess what I'm thinking of doing to > solve my long distance cramping problem?) > Overall a good day - but not what I'd hoped I'd be doing. > -Joey > > -- > -Joey Kelley > > -- > 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]<nighthawk_lovers%[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.
