Digger
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Ya gotta be tough to ride singles!
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Long story cut short:
Back in '77 I was on a road trip on my Yamaha XS750D. Don't ask me how, but I managed to knock a tiny nut into the oil fill hole. I was at a truck stop. A diesel mechanic there suggested I use a water hose they had there, with hot water. He said I should spray the hot water into the oil fill hole in an attempt to flush the nut through.
Well, I was young then, so I drained the engine oil and did it. It didn't work. I ended up taking the case cover off to find the nut.
BTW, I replaced the engine oil I had drained, ran 'er a few hundred miles, then changed the oil again.
Never did have any ill effects from running the hot water through the engine.
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