Cylinder head cowling

[Geocamper]

Went out for a spin on Thursday and after about 60 miles I noticed a rattling from under the seat. When I checked the cylinder head cowling was loose. I nipped up the two screws Which go into the flywheel cowling. The cowling is still a little loose and rattling against the inlet manifold. It's a Indian Gp 200. I can't see any other holes where I can put a screw to stop the vibration. Should there be more than two holes to keep the cowling in place?

[Adam_Winstone]

An 8mm bolt should go through the front of the cowling into an extended cylinder head nut.

There should also be fibre anti-rattle pads on the inside of the cowling too but these are left out on most rebuilds and are not strictly necessary.

Some Indian cowlings actually come with holes for 2 M8 bolts through the front onto extended head nuts, which does suggest that even manufacturers are aware of the frequency of these coming loose.

Adam

[Geocamper]

Cheers Adam. Found the 8mm bolt at the front of the cowling. Looks like the cowling around the bolt had worn proberly due to vibration so I added a washer. Everything nice and tight again. Cheers

[shocky]

Cheers Adam. Found the 8mm bolt at the front of the cowling. Looks like the cowling around the bolt had worn proberly due to vibration so I added a washer. Everything nice and tight again. Cheers

I normally weld a repair washer as standard for that reason

[Geocamper]

Good idea


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[Donnie]

but if you do it properly in the first place with a bolt and washer it wouldnt be loose and cause the problem?

[Geocamper]

You want to tell that to the fella that rebuilt the engine and put the bits back together. This was all done before I bought it which as you may agree/Not agree is totally out of my hands.