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nervekiler Junior Member Offline ridin in the rain Posts: 61 vancouver, wa Gender:	need to replace head gasket 12/14/07 at 19:32:57 hey i need to replace the head gasket on my bike. are there any instructions online i can look at? i hope it will be easy.. gonna have to ride the bike this winter my car broke down so anyways is there a writeup i can take a look at before i dive into this? or any advice from anyone? thanks
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28833 L.A. California Gender:	Re: need to replace head gasket Reply #1 - 12/14/07 at 20:42:57 It's just a couple more steps than replacing the cam chain.
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Reelthing Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Fish or ride that is the question Posts: 5397 Houston,Tx Gender:	Re: need to replace head gasket Reply #2 - 12/15/07 at 14:02:41 Why do need to replace the head gasket? if it's just an oil leak it's most likely the rubber plug that is leaking -very common http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1099227295
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Reply #3 - 12/16/07 at 05:07:06

That's interesting. You said, "Hope it will be easy". That tells me that you don't know much about it or that you have never done that kind of thing before. It might be a single cylinder engine but it is no less important to know all the details before you start replacing the head gasket. You need to know the tools, procedure and specs before you start.

I suggest that you buy a manual (SSM or Clymer) before you do anything. That way you won't have to rely on public transportation when both the car and bike become broke down.

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28833 L.A. California Gender:	Re: need to replace head gasket Reply #4 - 12/19/07 at 19:18:38 wassup nervy? Come on back and tell us about your bike.
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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: need to replace head gasket Reply #5 - 12/20/07 at 05:11:13 Yeah, I sent him a PM 'cause he's a local too
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srinath Serious Thumper Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 5349	Re: need to replace head gasket Reply #6 - 12/20/07 at 12:10:48 Take it off and get the head true, deck it at a auto engine shop. Mine was off a good bit, and this was in a non leaking motor. I think 3 to 5 hundredths was about its warpage. Cool. Srinath.
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Reply #7 - 12/21/07 at 07:49:56

srinath wrote on 12/20/07 at 12:10:48:

Take it off and get the head true, deck it at a auto engine shop. Mine was off a good bit, and this was in a non leaking motor. I think 3 to 5 hundredths was about its warpage.
Cool.
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I sincerely hope that you mean 3 to 5 thousandths...or .003-.005"

If it was .030-.050" you'd be buying a new head.

Come back, Nervekiler?

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Reply #8 - 12/25/07 at 20:21:30

sorry didnt have internet for a while.
so yeah when i got the bike the thing ran.. had typical backfires after i let off the throttle too abrubtly. every few start ups i noticed smoke coming out near where the exhuast exits the head.. i figured exhuast leak.
well warming up one day for a ride i noticed a big puff and lots of black smoke then the thing wouldnt start again. the gasket blew out between the head and the block part. i pretty much watched it blow and looked at a diagram on www.procaliber.com to figure out which parts were which. looks like the gasket is not too spendy.

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Reply #9 - 12/26/07 at 07:06:45

nervekiler wrote on 12/25/07 at 20:21:30:

sorry didnt have internet for a while.
so yeah when i got the bike the thing ran.. had typical backfires after i let off the throttle too abrubtly. every few start ups i noticed smoke coming out near where the exhuast exits the head.. i figured exhuast leak.
well warming up one day for a ride i noticed a big puff and lots of black smoke then the thing wouldnt start again. the gasket blew out between the head and the block part. i pretty much watched it blow and looked at a diagram on www.procaliber.com to figure out which parts were which. looks like the gasket is not too spendy.

You mean between the head and "cylinder"?

Oh man, skip Pro Caliber...there are a lot of places to get your parts without catering to that or any other dealership. I only go there when I have to...

BTW - did you buy the bike at Pro Caliber?

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Reply #10 - 01/03/08 at 11:15:21

i did not purchase the bike at procaliber i know better than that.

where would be a good place to purchase the headgasket? im looking to get it ASAP. and the clymer manual is in the mail i just ordered it.

looking to get the bike running again so i can ride as weather permits... my car doesnt get great gas mileage so i really miss riding the bike.

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Reply #11 - 01/03/08 at 13:03:05

nervekiler wrote on 01/03/08 at 11:15:21:

i did not purchase the bike at procaliber i know better than that.

where would be a good place to purchase the headgasket? im looking to get it ASAP. and the clymer manual is in the mail i just ordered it.

looking to get the bike running again so i can ride as weather permits... my car doesnt get great gas mileage so i really miss riding the bike.

Here's a good place.

http://www.bikebandit.com/suzuki/oem-parts

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JakeB Junior Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 76 NE Ohio Gender:	Re: need to replace head gasket Reply #12 - 01/03/08 at 13:23:56 I found this site to generally be cheaper than bikebandit, ron ayers, and crotchrocket.com. http://www.mrcycles.com JakeB Just checked, http://www.crotchrocket.com/fiche_section_detail.asp is cheapest of the four mentioned above, $21.04 for the head gasket. JakeB
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28833 L.A. California Gender:	Re: need to replace head gasket Reply #13 - 01/03/08 at 15:23:08 Crotchrocket is cheap but their delivery is slow. But maybe cause I order in quantity.
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Reply #14 - 01/03/08 at 22:35:20

verslagen1 wrote on 01/03/08 at 15:23:08:

Crotchrocket is cheap but their delivery is slow.

But maybe cause I order in quantity. Grin

You order a lot of chain tensioners I bet....

I would have mentioned Ron Ayers but they have to be the slowest of all. I believe that BikeBandit ships Priority Mail whereas Ron Ayers uses the Great Circle route Tongue

We go through this all the time. Everyone thinks they have the best or the fastest, and it just boils down to each individual part and the shipping anyway. Might save a couple bucks overall by checking all of them...

...or you can burn the gas for 2 trips to the dealership and talk to idiots Cool

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