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RE: ... Its finally here(s)! - Oil cooler leak



John,
	I am only 90 miles north of you.  What kind of time do you need with
a bike?

Martin

		-----Original Message-----
		From:	King,John [mailto:skyking@xxxxxxxxxxx]
		Sent:	Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:36 PM
		To:	ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
		Cc:	psteinbacher@xxxxxxxxx
		Subject:	Re: ... Its finally here(s)! - Oil cooler
leak

		Hello Paul,

		The copper washers that are on the oil cooler should not be
tightened
		beyond the manufacturers torque spec. In fact, by cinching
it down you may
		even increase a little oil seepage to a full blown leak.
Also, The frontal
		area on the ST should not have a need to additional
protection. I have not
		heard of a single problem on the Triumph T595 for example. 

		I am still hoping that someone on the list resides in San
Diego so that I
		may offer ST owners products in the future. 

		Kind Regards,
		John King

		From: "Paul Steinbacher" <psteinbacher@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
		Subject: Re: ... Its finally here(s)! - Oil cooler leak

		If this proves to be some kind of common problem or even
could possibly be
		maybe John King could consider some kind of screen, might be
a better
		market
		than for the backrest (I still want a backrest John). I was
going to try
		something with the screen on my Bandit, but sold the thing
pretty quick
		when
		I asked $4K.
		Paul Steinbacher
		> Oliver,
		>
		>
		> Thanks for the input ----  I'm frustrated to hear that
tightening the
		bolts
		> didn't do the trick --- I don't want to have to take it
back to the
		dealer
		> and wonder how long I'm going to have to leave it.  Please
do post your
		> solution as quickly as you can --- maybe I can fix it
myself and not lose
		> any more road time.
		>
		> lance
		> >Lance,
		> >
		> >   Congratulations on your new ST. I posted a message
about my
		(possibly)
		> leaky
		> >oil cooler a little while back. Per Eric's suggestion I
cleaned it -
		only
		> for
		> >it to gunk up again. I showed it to the dealer - their
reponse 'Yep,
		looks
		> like
		> >a leak.'. The mechanic tried to retighten the bolts while
I waited.
		Nothing
		> >loose there. I'll be dropping it off next Saturday for
them to take a
		> closer
		> >look and replace the crankcase bolts while they are at
it.
		> >  I'll post any new developments.
		> >
		> >
		> >Oliver
		> >
		> >Dallas, TX
		> >
		> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.
		> >
		> >
		> >Lance LaCerte, Psy.D. wrote:
		> >> Just picked up the "extremely fast red" ST today---- I
couldn't
		> >> wait any
		> >> longer to get some miles in on it, even though the
dealer has not
		> >> gotten the
		> >> replacement engine bolts.
		> >>
		> >> Had the great fortune of meeting Andrew Jones who is
the Rocky
		Mountain
		> >> Region Triumph Sales Manager.  He confirmed that
Triumph is well
		> >> aware of
		> >> the fuel gauge problems, and indicated that they
apparently switched
		> >> suppliers and that the problem apparently lies with the
guage itself,
		> >> not
		> >> the sender.
		> >>
		> >> Anyway -- WHAT AN INCREDIBLE MACHINE, after thinking
that I had
		> >> enjoyed
		> >> thrashing around on my Concours for 12 years, this is
like riding
		> >> a
		> >> bicycle -- so lithe, quick, lean and mean!!!!!
		> >>
		> >> Now for the jeers, and a request for some help----
After 200 miles
		> >> I notice
		> >> that the lower right corner of the oil cooler is caked
in oil residue.
		> >>  I
		> >> seem to remember another ST member posting this same
problem and
		> >> I can't
		> >> remember if the fix is as simple torquing the bolt, or
do I have
		> >> to take it
		> >> in to the dealer --- any help with this would be
appreciated.
		> >>
		> >> Lance LaCerte, Denver, CO
		> >>
		> >> P.S., Andrew informed me that, although they don't
advertise this,
		> >> if one
		> >> wants to spend a little extra (I don't know how much
that is), you
		> >> can order
		> >> the ST in another factory color -- such as that
wonderfully outrageous
		> >> lime
		> >> green!!!!!!!
		> >>
		> >>
		> >>
		> >>
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