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Old 10-14-2008, 10:19 AM   #8
Easy Rider
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Re: Head gasket replacement?

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Originally Posted by Quimrider
You can see in the "oil leak" thread I've tried a couple different liquid gaskets, but none seem to hold very long. And no I checked it's not warped.
I guess I wasn't reading those posts closely enough. There is ZERO hope of sealing a head gasket leak without taking the head off......and if you have the head off you could have put on a new gasket, along with the appropriate sealer.

What is not warped? You can't tell if the head is warped without taking it OFF.

AND for the final bad news: If you NEED to be going 70+ mph most of the time, either you have the wrong bike OR you're just gonna have to resign yourself to a little more maintenance. Any engine that is run WFO all the time requires extra care.
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