Kyle;
I passed your suggestion on and asked him kindly to indulge me. He did and found 'large copper shaving's' when he drained the oil. Says that is indication of melted bearings from crankshaft. Anybody care to ballpark what they thing is a cost to repair based on that? Hourly rate is $60.00 Thanks, Brian From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kyle Munz Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 9:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 1984 cb650sc Tear down the engine to check for a thrown rod? Just drain the oil, a thrown rod should result in a few scraps o'metal coming out with the oil. If it drains clean I'd have a hard time believing in a thrown rod. That doesn't mean you may not have internal issues however. Knocking is never good. -Kyle On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 8:55 PM, Brian Marcus <[email protected]> wrote: My mechanic tells me the loud knocking I heard and over-heating I experienced recently is due to a thrown rod, although he hasn't torn into the engine enough to be sure yet. I'm wondering what the group's opinion is regarding this repair. He is going to charge me to tear it down in order to confirm and provide an estimate. I have not the slightest idea if this is a worthwhile repair and if so, how much I should consider or limit my spending to. The bike does have some sentimental value to me, but money's tight and I could really use the group's experience and advice with regard to opinions on how to proceed and maybe the right questions to ask. Thanks as always. -Brian --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
