messy mishap

landman · 01-19-2009, 03:14 PM

??? i went for a short ride saturday,[ real short]. i got about two miles from the house when i heard something hit the bike.a bit
further down the highway i started smelling something burning
and then saw smoke.turns out that the after market oil filler plug
had vibrated loose and fell out.when i installed this little chrome
jewell i noticed that it did not come with a rubber o-ring gasket
like the stock piece had.after pulling to the side of the road i could see that my pant leg was soaked in oil and the bike from
the rear cylinder head back to the taillight was covered in oil.oh
what a mess,i spent several hours yesterday trying to get her
cleaned up.lesson learned [ the o-ring gasket is there to prevent
loosening from vibration ].

cactusjack · 01-19-2009, 03:19 PM

Yuck. I had a similar "mishap" once when I changed the oil in my C50T and as I was finishing up, I got distracted and started the engine without putting the oil filler cap back on. My beautiful black bike was coated with a fine mist of Rotella T synthetic. What a mess!

bigjohn · 01-19-2009, 03:30 PM

I can feel you pain. When i did the Caddmann on mine, I also pulled all of the smog hoses. Unfortunaly, I got the crankcase vent line hose very kinked. No problem the next day going to work. On the return trip home I took the freeway. Cruizing along at a nice 70 to 75 the hose came unpluged from the crankcase (front of the engine). It sprayed a fine mist of oil everywehre out the hole. Looked like smoke and I was afraid that I had blown the motor.

Got it unkinked and hooked back up and it's run fine since. Unnerving.

dabull · 01-19-2009, 04:30 PM

ouch...

**schoeney** · 01-19-2009, 07:56 PM

Landman-

Sorry to hear about the mishap...at least noone got injured and it wasn'y a costly fix. Thanks for posting so we can all learn from this.

rksaw · 01-19-2009, 11:42 PM

Ohhhhh, man I'm so sorry that you had to go through that. I hope that everything cleans up easily enough.

Netnorske · 01-20-2009, 12:37 AM

Landman...I can only say....lets hope we can all learn from your unfortunate experience.....yikes!

landman · 01-20-2009, 11:32 AM

thanks guys,one thing that i should note is the fact that there
was oil on the rear tire which could have resulted in a problem
if one was in a tight turn.luckily it was just a bit of an inconvience
for me with no real damage .

01-19-2009, 03:14 PM	#1
landman Sr. Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: wheatland,wy. Posts: 3,642	messy mishap ??? i went for a short ride saturday,[ real short]. i got about two miles from the house when i heard something hit the bike.a bit further down the highway i started smelling something burning and then saw smoke.turns out that the after market oil filler plug had vibrated loose and fell out.when i installed this little chrome jewell i noticed that it did not come with a rubber o-ring gasket like the stock piece had.after pulling to the side of the road i could see that my pant leg was soaked in oil and the bike from the rear cylinder head back to the taillight was covered in oil.oh what a mess,i spent several hours yesterday trying to get her cleaned up.lesson learned [ the o-ring gasket is there to prevent loosening from vibration ]. __________________ bob wittman VBA # 745 COG #11621 wheatland,wy. rallies-custer 09,kalispell 10,crescent city 11,kanab 12,estes park 13,orifino 14.,red lodge 16 2015 ninja 1000 abs 2014 concourse 14 2012 concourse 14-sold 2011 vaquero-sold 2008 nomad-sold 2005 classic-sold Login or Register to Remove Ads
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01-19-2009, 03:19 PM	#2
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	messy mishap Yuck. I had a similar "mishap" once when I changed the oil in my C50T and as I was finishing up, I got distracted and started the engine without putting the oil filler cap back on. My beautiful black bike was coated with a fine mist of Rotella T synthetic. What a mess! __________________ Scott "Cactusjack" Hanks VBA #00105 H.O.G. #4250060 2011 H-D Ultra Limited 103ci :: 2011 HD Electra Glide Ultra Limited w/Stage 1 :: Rallies: Mesquite '08\|Custer '09\|Cortez '10\|Crescent City '11\|Kanab '12\|Antlers '12\|Estes Park '13\|Antlers '13\|Orofino '14\|The Dalles '17
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01-19-2009, 03:30 PM	#3
bigjohn Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lenoir City, TN Posts: 417	messy mishap I can feel you pain. When i did the Caddmann on mine, I also pulled all of the smog hoses. Unfortunaly, I got the crankcase vent line hose very kinked. No problem the next day going to work. On the return trip home I took the freeway. Cruizing along at a nice 70 to 75 the hose came unpluged from the crankcase (front of the engine). It sprayed a fine mist of oil everywehre out the hole. Looked like smoke and I was afraid that I had blown the motor. Got it unkinked and hooked back up and it's run fine since. Unnerving. __________________ BigJohn Price 2006 V2K Bagger
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01-19-2009, 04:30 PM	#4
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01-19-2009, 07:56 PM	#5
schoeney Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NW Region Posts: 5,222	messy mishap Landman- Sorry to hear about the mishap...at least noone got injured and it wasn'y a costly fix. Thanks for posting so we can all learn from this. __________________ VBA #659 2003 Nomad 1500 (Gone but never forgotten) 2005 Honda ST1300 - Sweet and still kickin 2006 Honda Goldwing - Best Boat in the Marina Login or Register to Remove Ads
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01-19-2009, 11:42 PM	#6
rksaw Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Damascus, OR Posts: 1,430	messy mishap Ohhhhh, man I'm so sorry that you had to go through that. I hope that everything cleans up easily enough.
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01-20-2009, 12:37 AM	#7
Netnorske Top Contributor Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Everett, Washington Posts: 5,709	messy mishap Landman...I can only say....lets hope we can all learn from your unfortunate experience.....yikes! __________________ *Kris Olsen* VBA #0691 2017 HD Ultra Limited Low 2013 Victory Cross Country Tour 2012 1700 Vulcan Voyager 2008 1600 Vulcan Nomad 1997 Vulcan 800 Classic *"Growing old is mandatory,* *but growing up is optional"* Custer 2009\|Kalispell 2010\|Cortez 2010\|Crescent City 2011\|Kanab 2012\|Canmore 2012\|Estes Park 2013\|Orofino 2014\|Lake Tahoe 2015\|Red Lodge 2016
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01-20-2009, 11:32 AM	#8
landman Sr. Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: wheatland,wy. Posts: 3,642	messy mishap thanks guys,one thing that i should note is the fact that there was oil on the rear tire which could have resulted in a problem if one was in a tight turn.luckily it was just a bit of an inconvience for me with no real damage . __________________ bob wittman VBA # 745 COG #11621 wheatland,wy. rallies-custer 09,kalispell 10,crescent city 11,kanab 12,estes park 13,orifino 14.,red lodge 16 2015 ninja 1000 abs 2014 concourse 14 2012 concourse 14-sold 2011 vaquero-sold 2008 nomad-sold 2005 classic-sold
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