That's not a very good sign. Is there metal on just the bolt or is it in the bottom of the pan in which you drained the oil? It sounds like either the wrong bolt was used or it was forced in cross-threaded. You may have to re-thread the hole for another bolt. Bummer! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ze'ev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 3:25 PM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Oil change disaster
I've posted this around today... maybe someone here can help. I have an ‘84 nighthawk which I bought this season and, about to put it into storage, was changing the oil for the first time. The crankcase drain bolt was very difficult to open. After draining the oil, I noticed that there were some metal bits on the thread of the bolt. It turns out that it does not fit back on – it reaches a point of resistance and then loses it. I have no idea whether this can be fixed and how. Meanwhile, I have a bike with no oil, sitting in my parking spot. Help if you can! 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
