Well, that sucks! =). I think we can strip the chrome from the surface where the gasket touches. It just looks so damn pretty! What is it about shiny parts that are so damn irresistible? Thanks for the tips. I will let you all know. I will also try to post pictures if I can ever figure out how!
Thank You! MN Blue On May 24, 3:48 am, "Aldo" <jamminje...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Sunshine is right. It is hard to get a good seal on chrome. > > You could take it back to the plater and have them strip the edges where the > gasket touches. It shouldn't cost much. If your plater says he can't do it > then he is weak sauce. Hit it with a resin pad to remove the chrome. OR get > a good silicone seal. :-) > > Good luck friend > > _____ > > From: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > [mailto:nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dennis Hammerl > Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 10:32 PM > To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Valve Cover Gasket > > I will apply my years of experience in this matter and tell you something > you don't want to hear. The chrome job is the culprit. I've only seen this > about fifty or so times now. Nice idea, but.... Personally, I'd rather paint > it in black wrinkle for the heat dissipation. Oh well, seal it with a good > silicone seal. Expect it to leak again, and often. > I know, I'm just a golden ray of sunshine. > > --- On Sat, 5/23/09, Minnesota Blue <debac...@msn.com> wrote: > > From: Minnesota Blue <debac...@msn.com> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Valve Cover Gasket > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> > Date: Saturday, May 23, 2009, 10:43 PM > > Hello everyone. So the 83 650 is back together and running!! New > paint, several new nuts, bolts, gaskets, washers, o-rings, and a few > other things later. Spent a long time getting 26 years of dirt and > neglect out of all the small spaces. Back to running like a champ now > except for one problem. The valve cover is still leaking. We had > pulled it off this winter, cleaned the surfaces, and put a new gasket > in. My father even surprised me by getting the valve cover chromed, > which looks really nice! Fired up the bike today and took it for a > test drive. Sure enough, it was pumping oil out in a few spots. Took > the tank off and re-torqued the whole thing. Went for another drive, > still leaking. Not as bad, but still leaking. I really don't want to > torque the hell out of them. My mechanic told me to put the new > gasket on dry. With the leaks, I am thinking about taking it off and > putting a gasket sealer on to seal up all of the leaks. Anyone been > through this? I am sure the gasket sealer will work, but I don't want > to cause problems for myself down the road, Any suggestions would be > great. > > Thanks! > > MN Blue > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG -www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.37/2130 - Release Date: 05/23/09 > 07:00:00 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
