1980 Special Twin
XS650 Enthusiast
CONFESSION: I have never checked my valve clearance. It's one of the last items of routine maintenance that i've neglected all these years and that day has come.
There is plenty of info on the job so it should be easy. I popped the covers and so far so good.
But I noticed PO used red rtv on the valve covers. Everyone here seems to think that isn't good. Gonna order the paper gaskets (my homemade gaskets always suck, must have missed that day of kindergarten) but i am curious what would happen if a gasket cover failed? Be it the PO's rtv or my mangled paper gasket?
There is plenty of info on the job so it should be easy. I popped the covers and so far so good.
But I noticed PO used red rtv on the valve covers. Everyone here seems to think that isn't good. Gonna order the paper gaskets (my homemade gaskets always suck, must have missed that day of kindergarten) but i am curious what would happen if a gasket cover failed? Be it the PO's rtv or my mangled paper gasket?