Feel the one that you just took out. Is it still rubbery and pliable and perfectly round? And segments kinda hard and squarish? If not it may be just fine, but if it twisted, even a little bit, it would start to leak. Think of a twizzler or licorice stick. If the O-Ring twisted it would deform and possibly leave little channels like a twizzler. It's also possible to get a bad O-Ring, especially if you get one that's been sitting around a while and had a chance to dry out.
-Kyle On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 10:21 PM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: > Kyle and All, > Thats what I don't get - I change the o-rings at each > service. My last service performed at 14,040 miles on 5/31/10 and the > service today 14,800 on 7/5/10 are separated by just over 30 days and > 760 miles. > Did I get a bad one perhaps? > -Joey > > On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 11:16 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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.
