*Good new Joey!! I'm relieved for you. :) ** Paul LeBoutillier * *www.hondanighthawks.net*
On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 2:57 PM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello All, > Well guess what - ye olde (not so) Humble moderator should > really really take a good look at things before freaking completely out. > After $868 - apparently it was too much effort to hook up the > crank case breather hose to the airbox. > Yes ladies and gentlemen - that was the source of the burning > oil that the shop couldn't find. > Oh and the non-working fuel gauge? Well it helps when you hook > up the vacuum line to that as well. (Which as soon as I find where it goes, > I will) > And the geniuses couldn't find the problem with my tach either > - I did - I took the cable off when it no longer worked :-) > The biggest problem I can confirm so far is that the idle is > set way high - I think the mechanic was used to either weed whackers or 600 > cc sportbikes (is there a difference?) or was totally tach dependent since > the idle is around 2000 rpm. Before anyone asks - yes - I adjusted the idle > screw on the carbs - its all the way down - I've got to pull the tank back > off and adjust the throttle adjustment - its not allowing the throttles to > close all the way. > Ironically - no choke needs to be used when it starts that > way.... but its unrideable at speeds under 15 MPH - won't idle down that > far. > False alarm folks! > -Joey > > > On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 4:17 PM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 12:32 PM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> +1 on Allen's comment. I bet the leak is coming from the valve cover. >>> >> * >> Guys, if THAT'S the case, that's not a hard fix. Is there any of our >> mechanically-inclined members close enough to Joey to lend a hand? >> ** >> >> Paul LeBoutillier * >> *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 >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > -Joey Kelley > JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online > JoeyFixesComputers.com - Its What I Do! > JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow > > -- > 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.
