Yep, mine is an '84 also... Christopher Anderson wrote: > Viggy, I've got that slow head cover leak as well, it just looks > terrible. But with an old bike (mine is an '84) you take your chances > when disassembling for something like that. For my money, I'll just top > up the oil. Probably only loses $1 worth per season. > Christoph > > On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 9:16 PM, Mr Viggy <mrvi...@gmail.com > <mailto:mrvi...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > Two cylinders? As in 2 total? :) > > I don't know about Hawks and oil, but I do have a slight head gasket > leak. It kinda sucks, because there's not enough oil to change it, but > just enough to annoy me!!! > > Viggy > > Creative Residential Designs wrote: > > Did you put check your oil before the long ride? (Must out bike > on center > > stand for this). Hawks are PICKY about the oil. I have to check > mine every > > 3rd ride at the most. That seems to be the biggest culprit for > blowing an > > engine. > > Before storing for the winter: Sta-bil and run the bike about 15 > minutes. > > After: Seafoam and run for at least 15 minutes. I throw Seafoam > in my bike > > all of the time. Keeps those carbs from sticking, cleans things up. > > Now we have another answer for the other gal in here that has gas > in her air > > box filter too....stuck float perhaps. She could use some Seafoam > too. > > HotrodMamma. (running on two cylinders...night-night!) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "ifitzgerald" <ifitzger...@gmail.com > <mailto:ifitzger...@gmail.com>> > > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" > <nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > <mailto:nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com>> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 3:59 PM > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 84 CB700SC > > > > > > > > I've had the bike for a year or so, which is about how long I've been > > riding motorcycles. I didn't think to turn the gas off when I > put the > > bike away for the winter (I know, I know), and I had a gas leak some > > time in January. At that point I turned the gas off. > > > > Last week I replaced the fuel line and took the bike for a spin, but > > it wasn't running quite right - it seemed like it wasn't getting > > enough gas. I drove it to a brother-in-law's house, where we > > determined that it was simply a kinked fuel line. But in the process > > we heard a gurgling sound coming from the air box, and we found that > > there was a lot of gas in it. A float in one of my carbs must have > > stuck in the beginning of winter, backfeeding gasoline into the air > > box. The gurgling sound must have been coming from the transmission > > breather tube that connects at the bottom of the air box. > > > > We drained the air box of all the gas, then proceeded to change my > > oil, which we were going to do anyway. Well, the oil was basically > > like gasoline with a little bit of oil in it, and I had driven the > > bike about 50 or so miles like that. > > > > After changing the oil we went on about a 100 mile ride. My bike > > always had a valve tick, but at one point, while I was on the > > interstate in heavy traffic, the noise changed and the bike felt > > different, but then it went back to normal. 2 miles later I lost all > > power, and I knew it was serious. > > > > My brother in laws think that a bearing was already starting to fail > > and this just helped it along, but I guess we'll never know. Is it > > possible to upload pictures using Google Groups? I have some > shots of > > the damage if anyone is interested... > > > > Long story short: Gas in oil = bad. Turn off your fuel valve before > > winter, and check the oil before you take it for your first ride of > > the year.... I had to learn the hard way. > > > > I think I may have found a CB700SC engine or 2 locally... wish me > > luck. > > > > > > On Apr 20, 6:43 am, kiwi <graha...@ptd.net > <mailto:graha...@ptd.net>> wrote: > >> I'm curious. How did you throw a rod? Would you mind giving us > >> details so we can learn from this? Are these motors prone to do this > >> or what? How many miles on it and what were the circumstances? > >> > >> On Apr 19, 11:04 pm, ifitzgerald <ifitzger...@gmail.com > <mailto:ifitzger...@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> > >>> I own a 1984 CB700SC. It's my first bike, and I've owned it for > about > >>> a year. Unfortunately, it threw a rod yesterday. I'm currently > >>> evaluating my options. It's such a great bike, I would be a > shame not > >>> to fix it. Would engines from other models/years fit my bike? I > >>> found a guy selling new old stock 1979-1983 CB750 engines and was > >>> wondering if that might work. Otherwise, if you have > suggestions for > >>> finding another CB700SC engine I would really appreciate it. > >>> Thanks for your time! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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