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Message started by Scottwerty on 05/10/13 at 07:09:29

Title: Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!!
Post by Scottwerty on 05/10/13 at 07:09:29

Hey there gang,
It's been a long time since I last posted on the forum.
Five years of garaged neglect have had there way with my savage. So far I have dumped old fuel, changed plug, cleaned carb, changed oil ( used the valvoline 10/40 m/c ) and a new battery. Also gave her a bubble bath and some wax. Runs just as good as I left her. With 7435 on the odom I'm getting to the point of doing a verslavvy mod, prob by the end of this riding season.

Title: Re: Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!!
Post by apache snow on 05/10/13 at 07:23:31

And with out sea foam. :o What would Bill say. :-?

Get your motor runnin'
Head out on the highway
Looking for adventure
In whatever comes our way ;D

Title: Re: Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!!
Post by Scottwerty on 05/10/13 at 08:10:21

I can't understand why a company would want to name there product after ocean suds. ;D

Title: Re: Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!!
Post by Dave on 05/10/13 at 08:30:40

4575796262617364626F160 wrote:

I can't understand why a company would want to name there product after ocean suds. ;D

Nautical Spume!

Title: Re: Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!!
Post by Scottwerty on 05/10/13 at 12:07:49

Oil coming out of bolt

Title: Re: Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!!
Post by Dave on 05/10/13 at 14:30:38

Check that bolt (nut) and make sure it is tight, and the other one as well. Those both go into the intake and exhaust passages, and have been known to loosen up.

Title: Re: Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!!
Post by Super Thumper on 05/10/13 at 17:04:21

From the pic it doesn't look bad. How is it running? Is there any discoloration or seeping around the rest of the head gasket area? Be careful and only tighten these two bolts to the correct torque specs...look this up in the tech section.

Title: Re: Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!!
Post by Scottwerty on 05/11/13 at 15:32:02

Both front and back bolts are wet. Not too bad. What is the torque spec on these bolts?

Title: Re: Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!!
Post by apache snow on 05/11/13 at 15:48:04

I checked the bolts on my 2011 today and the front one was a little loose. I just put a 12 mm box wrench on it and gave it a good tug and snugged it down good. :)

Title: Re: Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!!
Post by shovelbum87 on 05/11/13 at 16:43:42

Believe it or not, Mine had oil seeping there as well as at the head, turns out it was that stupid plug at the head cover... super simple fix

Title: Re: Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!!
Post by shovelbum87 on 05/11/13 at 16:44:11

This is with it fixed

Title: Re: Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!!
Post by Scottwerty on 05/11/13 at 17:16:40

Rest of engine is dry. so I'm gonna snug them up and keep an eye on it.

Title: Re: Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!!
Post by ralfyguy on 05/19/13 at 16:36:37

Those two nuts, on front and back, here's what I did: I had some thread locker left, remove nuts and clean the threads real good. The studs and the nuts. Then put the thread locker all the way around the studs as close to the top as possible. Put the nuts on and tighten. The thread locker will squish into the crevices and also out around the nuts. Wipe off excess and let it cure. This will act as a seal and also prevent the nuts from coming loose again, yet you will still be able to take them off if you had to.Works fine on mine, no more leaks. This is assuming it isn't coming from the head rubber plug.