Blown head gasket(updated with pics)

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Re: Blown head gasket

03 Sep 2008 01:10 - 03 Sep 2008 01:10
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Then new 1075 piston kit.

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Re: Blown head gasket

03 Sep 2008 01:18
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New block, same head(resurfaced), new valve stem seals, all new cam chain bits. I had one bent valve so I replaced that.

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Re: Blown head gasket

03 Sep 2008 01:21 - 03 Sep 2008 01:21
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Just about done.

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Re: Blown head gasket

03 Sep 2008 01:22 - 03 Sep 2008 01:23
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Fired right up.

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Re: Blown head gasket

03 Sep 2008 01:24 - 03 Sep 2008 01:25
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I rode it for about 20 minutes. Everything seem fine. Thanks for looking.

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Re: Blown head gasket

03 Sep 2008 01:33
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I'll post one more picture of the bike when I put my new kerker pipe on.

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Re: Blown head gasket

03 Sep 2008 08:09
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So you must have been out there at frikken midnight,for a ride?!:laugh:

Right on,Tony...looks awesome!:woohoo:

So ride up to Rossland today,and show it to me.;)
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Re: Blown head gasket

03 Sep 2008 08:19
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Sandy wrote:
So you must have been out there at frikken midnight,for a ride?!:laugh:

Right on,Tony...looks awesome!:woohoo:

So ride up to Rossland today,and show it to me.;)

Actually, it was midnight.

I don't think I can make it there today, but maybe tomorrow.

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Re: Blown head gasket

04 Sep 2008 21:08
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I put 100 kilometers on my bike. (60 miles) I rechecked the head bolts and they were all a bit loose. So I re-torqued those. I rechecked my valve clearances and they never changed. No oil leaks. So I'm pretty happy.

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Re: Blown head gasket

05 Sep 2008 05:45
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Good going. I'm glad your back on the road.

You made that top end rebuild seem so easy. I've been thinking about putting a kit in mind for 2 years now and you did it in 2 months. Maybe I'll get to it this winter.
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Re: Blown head gasket

05 Sep 2008 07:22
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I've been thinking about putting a kit in mind for 2 years now and you did it in 2 months.

Ya,but I had to give him a kick in the ass.:laugh:

As long as he only works on THREE projects at a time,he does get something accomplished.:P
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Re: Blown head gasket

05 Sep 2008 07:55
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tw.. wrote:
Good going. I'm glad your back on the road.

You made that top end rebuild seem so easy. I've been thinking about putting a kit in mind for 2 years now and you did it in 2 months. Maybe I'll get to it this winter.
I had been thinking about doing this for awhile too. Only thing is I hadn't planned on doing it in the middle of the riding season, lol.

Good luck on your rebuild when you decide to do it.

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