add some Marvel Mystery Oil (up to 20%) to crank case and the clicking will go away sooner I think, Graham
On Jun 30, 2012, at 7:51 AM, Kurt Nolte wrote: > If you are, so am I. Mine has an identical tick, left hand side, > aaaaaaaaaaaall the way out by the end of the cylinder head. I've popped the > head cover off, cleaned up in there (needed to replace the leaky gasket > anyway) and inspected the tappets, no apparent damage. I'd guess that as long > as we aren't reefing on them hard before that tick goes away, we probably > aren't hurting anything. It usually stays with me for 2-3 minutes, just long > enough to helmet and glove up then ride to the entrance of the subdivision. > When I pull the clutch lever in to downshift and come to a stop I hold it > long enough for the engine to go back to idle, and it's gone. > > -Kurt > > On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 6:45 AM, Jaybird248 <[email protected]> wrote: > Something I've been wondering for a while. When I ride my '92 NH750 on a cold > start, I get clicking for the first mile or so. My guess is that the > hydraulic lifters are filling with oil and at 120K miles, that process is a > bit slow. (As I age, my wake-up process gets slower too.) I ride easy until > it goes away, no more than 4K RPM, and after that, the bike runs as well as > always, with good power, 40-50 MPG and low oil use. Question is, am I doing > any harm to the engine? Thanks. > > > -- > 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.
