Posted by Max on May 30, 2003 at 19:45:30:
In Reply to: Re: time for repairs question posted by Polar Pilot on May 30, 2003 at 16:49:08:
It is not a difficult job, why not read all the posts and consider doing it yourself. Took me about 4 hrs with the bike in the air on a lift. Might take more if you were working on the ground. If you want to see if it is the infamous rubber plug, take a flashlight and look back in the cooling cavity behind the exhaust pipe. You can barely see the bottom of the rubber plug, but if it is leaking, the area will appear clean and washed, with an oily mess in the bottom of the port all the way out the back of the head. It runs through there to the back of the fins, then down the fins when you park, When heated the next time the wind blows it back on the the left side cover and front of the battery box. So get the plug ($25.00) and the copper washer(s) for the valve cover if that is the concern. you will need a low range torque wrench, and feeler gauge to set the valves. When it doesn't leak the next run, you will feel great. Max I used a citrus based cleaner and power washer to preclean the old oil mess before I started. Took another cleaning job to get the residual oil from the cavity and fins. So nice now. Max