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nervekiler
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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?
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12/14/07 at 20:42:57
It's just a couple more steps than replacing the cam chain.
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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
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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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12/19/07 at 19:18:38
wassup nervy? Come on back and tell us about your bike.
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12/20/07 at 05:11:13
Yeah, I sent him a PM 'cause he's a local too
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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.
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12/21/07 at 07:49:56
srinath wrote
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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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01/03/08 at 22:35:20
verslagen1 wrote
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Crotchrocket is cheap but their delivery is slow.
But maybe cause I order in quantity.
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
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
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