Yes, you do not need to remove the engine to remove the valve cover on a 700S. Just remove the tank and the coils and you're good to go.
On May 23, 10:27 pm, Graham Rogers <graha...@ptd.net> wrote: > Does anybody know whether it's the same for the NH700S? > > On May 23, 2009, at 11:16 PM, Minnesota Blue wrote: > > > > > All you need to do is remove the tank and the coils. I never would > > have attempted it if I had to take the engine out. I am nowhere near > > ready for that! Have to be a little careful getting it up and over > > the valves as you take it off, but that is it. Just don't do what I > > did. When you take the coils off, don't take them apart and not mark > > anything!! It was an adventure figuring out how to get it back > > together correctly! > > > On May 23, 9:59 pm, Graham Rogers <graha...@ptd.net> wrote: > >> I want to know whether you can remove the valve cover without > >> removing the engine from the frame. Does it just require removing > >> the tank? Graham > > >> On May 23, 2009, at 10:43 PM, Minnesota Blue wrote: > > >>> 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 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
