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Thanks. You are correct, it was one of the 3 hole covers. I'll look to order tonight.

Thanks for the feedback, I never would have guessed that threads could break out this cleanly. Now that I think of it, I do recall some small amount of material in the threads on the stud that looked like a spring. I'll get a helical and clean this up. Thanks for the information. Mark

Maybe this is obvious, but I am a little confused. I completely restored a 1980 650SG this winter and it runs great. However, one tappet cover stud pulled out of the engine. What I don't quite understand is how these are originally installed. They are threaded on both ends, but the engine...

Well, here's the update. I went through every conception and traced every wire involved. Turns out the rear brake switch and the front brake switch - both new - we're defective. Used the old and they worked. Checked and cleaned every connection and every light or bulb connection. All works...

It did come from Mike's. I'll check it today. Hopefully, it is that simple. Frustrating to find after spending all of this time that it is new part malfunction. I also have the old one ( original) that I'll pop on to see if that works. Thanks.

Thanks. I rechecked everything today, including the bulbs. They are the correct ones. I started chasing the wires and found that both blue and yellow were hot with the key turned. As a last thought, I just hooked up the old front brake switch and they now work properly with front brake (...

Thanks for the reply. Yes the brake is on when both of the switches are disconnected. The rear socket is stock - actually two of them. My original and a backup. That is what is so frustrating. It goes right to "brake on" when I turn the key. It must be getting full hot on the rear light...

I hope someone has had this issue before and can help save my sanity. I rebuilt my 1980 xs650 special SG and finally fired it up. Runs great but for some reason my rear brake light is always "On". I thought that I reversed a wire connector between the yellow and the blue at some point, but I...