I hope you have better luck with that Parts n More oil filter bolt than I did. The one I bought, an Emgo, listed right on the package that it fit my bike, an '81 550 Yamaha, but in fact it was too long and left a 1/4" gap with the crankcase. I ended up buying a used one off Ebay that spun on and did the trick.I got my money back but wasted the time.
On Thursday, April 17, 2014 11:15:51 PM UTC-4, Mark Ducsharm wrote: > > > <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-6ml8M9xDMKw/U1CW56m5liI/AAAAAAAAAFg/P-kbIHE7WZE/s1600/IMG_1662.JPG> > > hey all, new to the forum. > > I've got an '83 Nighthawk 650, been riding for a year, have already made > it out to NYC and PEI. Love the itch. > > what you're looking at is the inside of my oil filter cap or cover. These > fractures were from over tightening the oil filter cap bolt and compressing > the cover. It was a bit cold in my garage at the time which didn't help. I > filled the cracks as best I can with JB weld paste. so far so good but I > don't imagine this a great idea for a permanent fix. On top of the cracks > to see I noticed two more along the outside of the cover along the left and > right edges near the seam. > > My concern is this cover is on it's way out, and will only cause me more > problems. Does anybody have a spare or know a good site I can get this > part? > > My other question is about welding it. I read somewhere else on this site > that the material is cast aluminum? will welding not work? > > hope to get some answers. I'm tired of doing oil changes only to find it > keeps leaking! and it's going to be nice this weekend! > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
