I've never seen shavings like that created by break in. That half round one looks just like a peeling from a piston liner. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
-----Original Message----- From: "Joe S." <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 12:01:23 To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!<[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 1983 550 Nighthawk Back for an update... http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd452/zerocoolhacked/IMAG0134.jpg I haven't had much time to work on it, but I thought I would take a picture of the metal shavings I found in the oil pan (link above). The shavings worry me because of their varying sizes, but I wonder if I should be too alarmed. This engine only has 3,400 miles on it - I wonder if these shavings are simply from the motor being broken in and the original owner never flushed the oil. As always, any input is greatly appreciated! Joe On May 19, 9:34 am, "Joe S." <[email protected]> wrote: > While I was scraping off the old gasket seal for the oil pan, I > noticed that there are a bunch of little metal shavings sitting in the > bottom of the pan... I immediately got a flashlight and stuck my head > under the engine to see if I could see evidence of shavings inside, > but found none. The inside looks absolutely spotless and clean of > metal shavings. Nevertheless, this makes me nervous to put it back > together to test it running, I may just dive into the engine and go > for a complete inspection/rebuild - I have a feeling the shavings are > the aftermath of the death of a bearing > > On May 17, 10:48 pm, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > make sure there is no gas mixed in with the oil in the crank case. > > Drain and put new oil in before starting it, Graham > > > On May 17, 2011, at 10:10 PM, Joe S. wrote: > > > > The valve cover is off because the previous owner was trying to find > > > the knocking sound he was hearing. I turned the engine over a couple > > > times when I got it home but I couldn't hear a knock anywhere for the > > > life of me. I'm thinking I'm going to get it back together and > > > sealed/ > > > oiled up to see how the knock sounds (if there is one) while its > > > running. With just over 3,000 miles, I have a hard time believing > > > anything inside the engine is critically wrong - though it has been > > > sitting since 1991... > > > > On May 17, 8:08 pm, "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Looks like it is in real nice shape, why did you take the valve > > >> cover off? > > >> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: Paul <[email protected]> > > > >> Sender: [email protected] > > >> Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 15:09:56 > > >> To: <[email protected]> > > >> Reply-To: [email protected] > > >> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 1983550Nighthawk > > > >> *Gorgeous!!! > > >> * > > >> On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 7:39 AM, Joe S. <[email protected]> > > >> wrote: > > > >>> Hey all - sorry for my late response. I drove up to check the bike > > >>> out this past Sunday, and MAN was this guy a vintage collector. We > > >>> hooked up a new battery to crank it over so he could show me the > > >>> knock, but we heard nothing out of the ordinary. I took it off > > >>> of his > > >>> hands for the $350 regardless and brought it home. Thanks for > > >>> all of > > >>> your responses, it really made the difference in this transaction. > > >>> Here is a quick pic I snapped once I got it home. The mess > > >>> behind the > > >>> bike is getting cleaned before the bike is! > > >>>http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd452/zerocoolhacked/ > > >>> IMAG0129.jpg > > > >>> -- > > >>> 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. > > > >> -- > > >> * > > > >> Paul LeBoutillier <http://www.facebook.com/paul.lebout> > > >> * > > >> * > > >> * > > >> *www.hondanighthawks.net* > > > >> -- > > >> 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 nighthawk_lovers > > >> [email protected]. > > >> For more options, visit this group athttp://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 nighthawk_lovers > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/ > > > group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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