thank you very much... Im going to a wedding tomorrow but sometime on monday i'll have to take a look and see... thanks again
On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 6:23 PM, Ross M. Jamison < ross.m.jami...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Good advice. > > Thank you, > > Ross M. Jamison > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 17, 2012, at 5:03 PM, surfswab <surfs...@gmail.com> wrote:ro > > Crankcase vent system: > > > > Remove the left side cover, assume the lotus position, and feel up > > under the airbox for another small box attached to it. It'll have two > > tubes attached -- one from the crankcase, and another leading away > > down toward the ground on the opposite side of the bike. It's clear > > plastic, probably stained a rust color. > > > > Now go around the right side of the bike and locate the end of the > > tube somewhere in the vicinity, and inboard of, the right footpeg. It > > should have a plastic plug or cap on it. > > Pull that plug and allow the contents of the tube to drain into a > > container. Then replace the plug. > > > > The liquid coming out will be a thin, brownish combo of water and blow- > > by gases from your crankcase. Smells a little like alcohol. It's a > > mixture of condensation and some of the previously mentioned blow-by > > gases. The little box attached to the bottom of the airbox is a > > "separator" that allows the gaseous part of the blow-by to recycle > > thru your air filter into the carbs, then into the cylinders to be > > burned. The liquid that has been separated out and collected in the > > tube is water formed thru condensation inside the crankcase as the > > engine goes thru its routine heating and cooling cycles. > > > > If that tube is not emptied occasionally as part of routine > > maintenance, the liquid can eventually back up into the airbox, get > > sucked thru the filter, into the carbs, then into the combustion > > chambers, causing all kinds of hard to diagnose havoc. It's probly > > not causing your heat problem, but depending on when it was last > > emptied, could be a contributing factor. > > > > While you have your left cover off, pull the air filter and inspect > > it. It might need changing. Likewise the inside of the airbox, > > cleaning any residue that might have built up in there. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
