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Message started by Neilap on 08/15/15 at 11:22:40

Title: Head gasket?
Post by Neilap on 08/15/15 at 11:22:40

Opinions? This just started and was after a short 15 mile ride

Title: Re: Head gasket?
Post by verslagen1 on 08/15/15 at 11:31:29

head gasket wouldn't leave the fin above it wet.
probably head plug.

Title: Re: Head gasket?
Post by Neilap on 08/15/15 at 11:48:28

Its coming from the exhaust area at the head gasket. Just enough of it is coming through to coat all of that when riding.

Title: Re: Head gasket?
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/15/15 at 11:50:56

Knowing the year, miles, any work done, can't hurt.

Title: Re: Head gasket?
Post by Neilap on 08/15/15 at 11:55:52

2001, its had a raptor petcock is all, and it has 54xx miles

Title: Re: Head gasket?
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/15/15 at 12:01:04

Way low mileage for a head gasket. Old enough for the plug to leak.

Title: Re: Head gasket?
Post by Neilap on 08/15/15 at 12:06:37

Theres no oil coming from the plug though oddly. Its literally all on the left side of the exhaust port at the gasket and kinda pools in the exhaust area but there is no oil in the exhaust port itsself

Title: Re: Head gasket?
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/15/15 at 13:08:02

You know I'm not talking about a spark plug, right?

Title: Re: Head gasket?
Post by Neilap on 08/15/15 at 13:11:09

I know. Or i may be thinking the head plug is different than that rubberish plug in the head

Title: Re: Head gasket?
Post by Neilap on 08/15/15 at 15:21:49

Im ignorant. It is the headplug, i confused that huge square rubber piece on the head as a head plug. Yay headplug leak

Title: Re: Head gasket?
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/15/15 at 16:03:08

Beats a head gasket any day..

Title: Re: Head gasket?
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/15/15 at 16:38:02

ignorant, well, inexperienced, maybe you don't think in fluent mechanical thoughts yet,
Keep dealing with the bike, and you'll start seeing quantum changes in your troubleshooting and repair. Lots of stuff here, resources to guide, ancient history to read
.

Title: Re: Head gasket?
Post by Neilap on 08/15/15 at 18:48:12

The differences in it being a plug and the factory calling it a cap really threw me off. Atleast replacing it will be easy and straight forward. Might as well get some feeler guages and knock as much as i can all at once

Title: Re: Head gasket?
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/15/15 at 19:38:35

Read up, get setup, do it mentally, know where parts will go before you pull them off. Don't wait for a place to set the tank,,, till its in your hands, petcock Nd Speedo cable,, yeah, bad moment,,
All those bolts?
Head cover outline, cardboard, X cut for each bolt. It's nice knowing you the right bolt.
One's upside down, one must be in when the cover goes on,
Hmmm , I never did the plug... I THINK the head cover comes off?

Title: Re: Head gasket?
Post by Neilap on 08/16/15 at 13:40:01

Already read it sir. I can work on a car engine without issues, but bike engines definitely have more 'personality' in their design

Title: Re: Head gasket?
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/16/15 at 16:22:22

I agree. I was scared to do the valves, so, I paid a guy who let me watch.After that, I did everything, Swapped the cam, jetted it. Got 20,000 fun miles,
Different from a car, but, it's not really too weird once you get past the being intimidated.