I should have been clearer. The strip goes outside of everything but
the bolt head. The o-ring is usually where the leak is. Get another
o-ring from an auto or bearing supply store. The Yamaha dealer won't
find it. If he does, it will be around $4. - $8.
Did you change the other 2 o-rings in the filter cover?
On Sat, 30 Mar 2002 08:16:24 -0800 (PST), Carrie wrote:
>To make sure I understand what you said, when I have
>reassembled everything, I should not see the top of
>the strip (where the hole is) over the outside of the
>filter cover. Which is kind of weird, because that is
>where it seems to fit best, but is not shown in the
>manual. As I have it assembled now, in exploded
>fashion, there is the bolt head, the strip, the filter
>cover, the little O-ring for the bottom bolt and
>finally the case. And it is still leaking.
>I did drop the bike twice (how embarassing) since the
>last oil change, plus it has been parked on the side
>stand, plus lots of cold winter starts using some
>choke. Perhaps I should add the new oil and see if
>the problem persists. Seem reasonable?
>I do not run it in prime position. If there is a
>problem, it gets fixed before I ride. This philosophy
>is driving me nuts today, as my bike sits without oil
>enjoying the 60 degree weather. Ug.
>--- Al Hatten <alhatten@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> The strip goes underneath and hold the wire away
>> from the exhaust
>> pipe. Gas in the oil could be from a lot of cold
>> winter starts, or a
>> leaky float needle or using way too much choke. It
>> is Ok for the
>> bolts to be oily. The o-ring on the bottom bolt
>> goes between the
>> bolt head and the case.
>>
>> On Fri, 29 Mar 2002 15:42:42 -0800 (PST), Carrie
>> wrote:
>> >OK. Working on that oil leak. Just drained the
>> oil.
>> >Is it normal for it to smell a little like
>> gasoline?
>> >Also, my manual doesn't show where the metal strip
>> >goes that is held by the bottom bolt. Is it
>> between
>> >the bolt head and the outside of the filter cover,
>> or
>> >under the filter cover? The little gasket for the
>> >bottom filter cover bolt - does it go against the
>> bolt
>> >head so it seals against the outside of the cover?
>> >Finally, is it normal for all 3 bolts to be oily
>> when
>> >removed? Help!
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