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XS400 New Member
Hello all,
I have been reading this forum since I got my bike about a year and a half ago but this is my first time posting. I have a 1981 XS400SH. Its my first bike and I have been working on it on and off since I got it, never quite enough done to have a safe, fully operational vehicle...but its getting there slowly.
I recently did a valve clearance adjustment and all are perfectly now to spec according to my manuals (I have three manuals haha). Before I did this, the bike did not make a tapping noise in the area of the pistons. Now it is very loud. Ideas about what this could be?
Also, I want to take the valve cover off to have a look inside, but I cannot tell if there is a gasket that should be there. I would like to order a new one if there is supposed to be one, but according to my diagrams there is no valve cover gasket. Should I just use gasket sealer when I put the cover back on? Is there a valve cover gasket for my year?
thanks in advance for your help!
-Rebecca
I have been reading this forum since I got my bike about a year and a half ago but this is my first time posting. I have a 1981 XS400SH. Its my first bike and I have been working on it on and off since I got it, never quite enough done to have a safe, fully operational vehicle...but its getting there slowly.
I recently did a valve clearance adjustment and all are perfectly now to spec according to my manuals (I have three manuals haha). Before I did this, the bike did not make a tapping noise in the area of the pistons. Now it is very loud. Ideas about what this could be?
Also, I want to take the valve cover off to have a look inside, but I cannot tell if there is a gasket that should be there. I would like to order a new one if there is supposed to be one, but according to my diagrams there is no valve cover gasket. Should I just use gasket sealer when I put the cover back on? Is there a valve cover gasket for my year?
thanks in advance for your help!
-Rebecca