Comments on: Moto Guzzi California Valve Cover Gaskets http://www.motoguzzicalifornia.com/2009/06/valve-cover-gasket/ Moto Guzzi California Motorcycle Owners News, Reviews and More Sat, 17 Nov 2012 04:23:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.11 By: Roy Rojas Wahl http://www.motoguzzicalifornia.com/2009/06/valve-cover-gasket/#comment-5481 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 04:23:24 +0000 http://www.motoguzzicalifornia.com/?p=131#comment-5481 Folks:

Does anybody have a table with all the torque values for the screws when fiddling with the California?

I also have the valve cover gasket oil-leak problem with my 2010 CalVin, and I am wondering with how much torque one should screw the gasket back in…

Thanks in advance.

Roy

]]> By: Matt D http://www.motoguzzicalifornia.com/2009/06/valve-cover-gasket/#comment-3033 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:33:01 +0000 http://www.motoguzzicalifornia.com/?p=131#comment-3033 I’ve got a 1994 Cali 1100 which I’ve owned since 11k miles. It now has over 46k miles on it. It’s never been touched by a shop. Early in my ownership (which is around 10 years now) I bought rocker cover gaskets and a sump gasket just to be prepaired. I’ve never fitted them, they are still sitting in a box file. Strange hey? I’ve also never changed the sump drain plug washer. Not even the slightest mist.

A technique I’ve used in the past on other bikes with problematic gaskets (eg. Suzuki GS rocker and alternator cover gaskets) was to attatch the gasket to the cover using a jonting compund such as Hylomar Blue. Then smear a thin layer of heavy (and I mean HEAVY or marine, not HT or moly) grease on the other sider. Mate the surfaces up an tighten down. This attaches the gasket to the cover with a fairly tacky layer (gasket compound) on the cover sider and an easy to break layer on the other side. The covers would come away easily the next time and the usually remain intact on the cover for reuse. Not had to do it for a long time of corse.

]]> By: Craig Garcia http://www.motoguzzicalifornia.com/2009/06/valve-cover-gasket/#comment-127 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 07:02:27 +0000 http://www.motoguzzicalifornia.com/?p=131#comment-127 Mine leaked even after replacing the gaskets. What I have done to solve the issue is when replacing the valve cover gaskets, I put a light coating of Indian Head Gasket Shellac Compound on both flanges, let dry and use pilot bolts to ensure proper gasket placement. Has not leaked since utilizing this method.I have a 2002 ev11 and love it. Prior to that I had a 2000 Jackal. Loved it as well. Additionally you can get the gaskets considerably cheaper from Harpers Moto-Guzzi on the web or Motointernational. Moto-Guzzis rock. I change at every service interval ie. 6000 miles.

]]> By: Frank Yau http://www.motoguzzicalifornia.com/2009/06/valve-cover-gasket/#comment-115 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:26:35 +0000 http://www.motoguzzicalifornia.com/?p=131#comment-115 Thanks for the clear explanation, I have a 2008 California Vintage that I pick up last December and I am enjoying it very much.

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