SuzukiSavage.com - Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!!

Welcome, Guest. Please Login or Register :: View Members

SuzukiSavage.com › General Category › Rubber Side Down! › Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!!

(Moderators: verslagen1, Dave, Serowbot)

‹ Previous topic | Next topic ›

Pages: 1

Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!! (Read 232 times)

Scottwerty

Full Member

Offline

It's not a Gang!
It's a Club!

Posts: 118
Mass
Gender: male

Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!!
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.

IP Logged

apache snow-FSO Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 509 Gender:	Re: Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!! Reply #1 - 05/10/13 at 07:23:31 And with out sea foam. What would Bill say. Get your motor runnin' Head out on the highway Looking for adventure In whatever comes our way
Back to top	2012 Honda Shadow Spirit IP Logged

Scottwerty Full Member Offline It's not a Gang! It's a Club! Posts: 118 Mass Gender:	Re: Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!! Reply #2 - 05/10/13 at 08:10:21 I can't understand why a company would want to name there product after ocean suds.
Back to top	IP Logged

Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18092 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!! Reply #3 - 05/10/13 at 08:30:40 Scottwerty wrote on 05/10/13 at 08:10:21: I can't understand why a company would want to name there product after ocean suds. Nautical Spume!
Back to top	Someday I will be old......But not today! IP Logged

Scottwerty Full Member Offline It's not a Gang! It's a Club! Posts: 118 Mass Gender:	Re: Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!! Reply #4 - 05/10/13 at 12:07:49 Oil coming out of bolt
Back to top	image_077.jpg IP Logged

Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18092 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!! Reply #5 - 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.
Back to top	Someday I will be old......But not today! IP Logged

Super Thumper Senior Member Offline 2001 LS650 With 97mm Big Bore Kit, Stage III Cam. Posts: 469 Windsor, Vermont Gender:	Re: Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!! Reply #6 - 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.
Back to top	Live To Ride...Ride To Live IP Logged

Scottwerty Full Member Offline It's not a Gang! It's a Club! Posts: 118 Mass Gender:	Re: Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!! Reply #7 - 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?
Back to top	IP Logged

apache snow-FSO Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 509 Gender:	Re: Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!! Reply #8 - 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.
Back to top	2012 Honda Shadow Spirit IP Logged

shovelbum87 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 158 New Hampshire Gender:	Re: Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!! Reply #9 - 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
Back to top	008.JPG NEVER argue with a woman holding a torque wrench or a spray gun! IP Logged

shovelbum87 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 158 New Hampshire Gender:	Re: Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!! Reply #10 - 05/11/13 at 16:44:11 This is with it fixed
Back to top	009_001.JPG NEVER argue with a woman holding a torque wrench or a spray gun! IP Logged

Scottwerty Full Member Offline It's not a Gang! It's a Club! Posts: 118 Mass Gender:	Re: Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!! Reply #11 - 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.
Back to top	IP Logged

ralfyguy

Serious Thumper

Offline

Posts: 932

Re: Time to get the cobwebs off Old Thumper!!!
Reply #12 - 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.

IP Logged

Pages: 1

‹ Previous topic | Next topic ›

« Home