Subject: "You Know What" and Oil Leak Update
Author: Keith Ruff
Date: Jun 23, 2001, 9:52 AM
Post ID: 1707233405
Got good news from my mechanic, the "You know what" didn't actually
break. He explained to me that there is some sort of adjuster on it
that was out of adjustment which broke loose the spring. He did try to
fit the new style 3 wound spring but couldn't get it to work, said the
arms are too long to fit. He did cut them to make it fit, but then said
I would have had to have been hercules to shift as the tension on the
shifter was massive. Surprised no one else had these problems? As for
the oil leak, he said it is gear oil and it is coming from a spot where
there is supposed to be oil, not from between the cases where I thought
it was coming from (main seal, etc..). There is a stripped bolt that is
causing this leak, so he is working on the fix now. He is also going to
go through and fine tune everything as the timing appears to be off a
bit, valves out of proper adjustment, and a basic re-look at everything.
Go figure as this was all supposed to have been done by a Guzzi
mechanic with 28 years experience. Last trip to that shop! Oh, and the
gen is bad, regulator seems to be working ok. He is going to rework it,
clean her all up and get her working top notch again. Hope this all
ends all of the problems for a lonnnnnnnnnng time!
Should be road ready again early next week, too bad though as I have now
missed "Italian Bike Night" and tonight was a m/c only cruise night
along the beach with a peoples choice bike judging award. Don't think
too many folks around here know what a Moto Guzzi is, nevertheless what
a police Ambassador is!! O well, guess I gotta wait till next year.....
Keith Ruff
71 Police Amabassador - NJ