Acorn caps again!!

mustanger · Post by **mustanger** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 8:27 am

Hi Dreamers:

Remember me, the guy with the rusty stuck acorn caps on his Dreams. I had decided that the next improvement my bikes needed were to replace those rusty raunchy acorn caps on the top of the engine. This weekend I did just that and when I started the bike I had more oil all over the place than Suadi Arabia. Those things don't just hold the top on, they hold the oil in!!!. Fortunately, I didn't throw anything away, but I tore up two of my 8 caps from 2 bikes. I discovered I could construct a gasket with gasket material and seal it up, but I don't know how reliable it's going to be.

So what do the rest of you do when restoring these bikes. Where do you get acorn caps and washers that will substitute for the originals. I got mine from a place that sells metric nuts andd bolts, but the only 8mm acorn caps they had were a little shorter than the originals and apparently the washeres oare critical too.

joeweir1 · Post by **joeweir1** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:00 am

Did you save the washers?Is it possible to clean up the old wshers and use them?I have yet to buy any new nuts or washers.I tore some engines apart and picked out the best of the lot and used them.I would like to know the best source for them also.

mustanger · Post by **mustanger** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:52 am

I tore up one washer and lost a second one. That left me with 6 of the 8 nuts and washers I needed for the two bikes. The 6 washers as well as the nuts are functional, but they will never be restored to like new condition. If no one comes up with anything better I guess the resolution to this will be to use a gasket cut from CUT-A GASKET material or to just live with the crappy nuts and washers.

piecutter · Post by **piecutter** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:20 pm

The Cap Nuts(90281-259-000) are available from :

westernhillshonda.com $9.95

or

ohiocycles.com $2.50

Don't ask me what the disparity in price is about, they are both supposedly oem parts. Let us all know when you get them!

Joe

piecutter · Post by **piecutter** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:24 pm

The sealing washers are still available from Honda (90441-286-000) listing at $1.42.

mustanger · Post by **mustanger** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 8:24 am

Hi Dreamers:

I spent the weekend putting new Acorn caps on 2 bikes. I used a generic 8mm caps I got from a web site that sells metric nuts and bolts and used washers I got at Kmart. By themselves this would leak oil like crazy. I had an carburetor gasket for a 66 Mustang that I got for a dollar at a flea market and I cut washer sized gaskets out of it. For good measure I also put in this goopy gasket maker you squeeze out of a tube. It works fine and looks fine. I'll probably spend the $40 on the real stuff one day, but for now I'm satisfied and it's on to the next problem.
Good luck with your problems.