So much better than pointing to a page in Clymer.
Thought you may not have found it as you said you couldn't find any info but had a manual.........................I guess you don't need me to point out any other info that is helpful
So much better than pointing to a page in Clymer.
Hi 650skullClymer Manual..........Chapter 4, Cylinder head and Lubrication System ...........Page 75.
Of course i do! Dont be huffyThought you may not have found it as you said you couldn't find any info but had a manual.........................I guess you don't need me to point out any other info that is helpful
That o-ring was only used on the very early models, I think maybe only the first year on the XS-1. You won't see it pictured or listed on a parts diagram unless you look at a '73 or older one. Bookmark this site. It gives you easy access to the Yamaha parts diagrams going all the way back to 1963, and I find it quite easy to navigate around on .......
http://www.boats.net/parts/search/Yamaha/Motorcycle/parts.html
Here's that '73 and older diagram showing the o-ring .....
http://www.boats.net/parts/search/Yamaha/Motorcycle/1973/TX650/CRANKCASE COVER (RIGHT)/parts.html
To find all the related oil change items (filters, gaskets, drain plug washers), you will have to look at two diagrams, the one above and the one for the oil pump .....
http://www.boats.net/parts/search/Yamaha/Motorcycle/1973/TX650/OIL PUMP/parts.html
Welcome. I might add not to overtighten the sump plate bolts. They break off pretty easy.
Note of caution when using Boats.net........................... When you click on the part no's it brings up a list the part is used for on other Yamaha bikes or the different XS650 models....................I have found quite a few discrepancies relating to the cross referencing with other XS650 models, especially between the early, 70-73 and later models. Cross reference with any other source of parts manuals, (like the link i posted), or with http://www.biker.net/650parts_index.html
Thanks for that weekendrider points noted
Hi michaelpthompson, this link is excellent thank you. So much better than pointing to a page in Clymer.
I don't know if this helps, but here is the diagram from the Yamaha Parts Manual.
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You can find the whole manual online at https://thexscafedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/tx650a-and-xs650b-parts-lists.pdf
Of course i do! Dont be huffy
Clymer does not give all the answers. It's like swimming in treacle. Clymer does not show the cover or its gasket. This would be the place to detail it, but they dont.
The only place I've found reference to the round lid gasket is in a pack that costs $35 and $30 fo p&p and I would have to pay duty on that too but it doesn't state that this really is the gasket I'm looking for nor does it give it's number so I could check elsewhere.
This is exactly where guys with your deep knowledge can come to the help of those of us newcomers who are at the very sharp end of a learning curve.
michaelpthompson posted a very useful link but it doesn't help me find the right cover gasket,even so, it is streets ahead of Clymer in the level of guidance it gives.
Page 10 Clymer refers to fig. 3 and 4 and mentions an O ring. What O ring? It is not shown and is not mentioned again! There seems to be two gaskets, one shaped a bit like the end of the filter and then the one I'm tracking, a simple round one with two holes for the cover screws and possibly an O ring.
Help! Please!
Don't take offence at newbies like me thrashing about in ignorance, give me a leg up.
Regards
Chris