It is ok guys, I can find it when I get the real oem part. It was mostly out
of curiosity.
Javier.

On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Lie Njie <
[email protected]> wrote:

> If memory serves, I think it's around 70 inch-pounds -- I remember it being
> just over 5 ft-lbs, which was just above the lowest rating setting of my
> 5-80 ft-lb wrench.  I'll check the Clymer tonite.
>
> Peace,
>  +Lie
>
>
> On 11-05-26 10:45, Lie Njie wrote:
>
>> Don't have the Clymer manual here at work, will look tonite and send you
>> the spec.
>>
>> I wondered why it's plastic, too, but then again the oil cap on the other
>> side
>> of the bike is plastic, too. Maybe it holds better as the oil heats up?
>> Anyone
>> know for sure?
>>
>> Peace,
>> +Lie
>>
>> On 11-05-26 10:43, Javier Garcia wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Lie. I will go to the plumbing section to see if I can find a
>>> temporal replacement. What I don't understand is why it has to be a
>>> plastic
>>> cap? I can't find any particular reason. What is the spec torque for this
>>> thing?
>>> Javier.
>>>
>>> On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 1:27 PM, Lie Njie<
>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>  I waited... ten... long... days... with... no... bike... for...
>>>> BikeBandit... to... deliver... the... "Don't Open" cap.
>>>>
>>>> It took a LOT of will power to torque it down to spec once I had it on
>>>> the
>>>> bike, visions of another split were dancing through my head, but it
>>>> torqued
>>>> down fine.
>>>>
>>>> I have no idea what kind of pressure builds up under the cap (it's
>>>> plastic
>>>> after all) so maybe some cork or a bit of hardening putty might work,
>>>> but
>>>> personally, I'd just go for the new cap.
>>>>
>>>> Peace,
>>>> +Lie
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 11-05-26 08:21, Javier Garcia wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  Today I took my 96 750 to work. Got here and leave it on the side
>>>>> stand. I
>>>>> just went to the parking lot and most of the oil is on the floor.
>>>>> Apparently, my "don't open" cap, which I cracked like a year ago and
>>>>> fixed
>>>>> with super glue, has gave up and let the oil out. I touched and it just
>>>>> came
>>>>> apart. I am pretty sure no local shop will have it on stock, so I have
>>>>> to
>>>>> wait few days. In the meanwhile, does anybody knows what else can I
>>>>> use?
>>>>> like a generic cap of the same size... which size would that be?
>>>>>
>>>>> Lie, did you finally ordered yours or just super glued it?
>>>>>
>>>>> Javier.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 12:44 AM, Lie Njie<
>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  have you called the local honda dealer?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  Guy on the phone at BikeBandit told me that the parts were at a
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> warehouse,
>>>>>> and wherever I got it from (online, dealer, etc) that the bike is so
>>>>>> old
>>>>>> that it's *very* unlikely anyone would have it in stock, and I'd have
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> wait for Honda to ship it to them, and then get it from them, and
>>>>>> there's
>>>>>> no
>>>>>> close honda dealer that would be much faster than 2-day UPS. Honda is
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> bottleneck, and the ones charging absurd prices for OEM parts ($50 for
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> fuel hose -- really???).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Peace,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> +Lie
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