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torque head gasket?
09/23/08 at 17:40:57

Hi, I have 9000 miles on my ls650. I am losing oil thru the heads. In my manuel it says that it is time to re torque the heads. Can I do this myself? Is there a link on here with directions that anyone can help me thru this.
I can & have changed the oil a few times & also tightened my belt using the little tool in the toolkit.

Thanks for any help, Dee

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Digger Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Ya gotta be tough to ride singles! Posts: 1604 Colorado Springs, CO Gender:	Re: torque head gasket? Reply #1 - 11/27/08 at 21:10:35 Hi Dee, You're off to a good start changing your own oil and adjusting your belt tension. Your next step in the evolutionary process is to purchase a maintenance manual. I have a Suzuki factory manual for this bike, but some may say the Clymer manual is better for beginners. Good luck!
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mick Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Hell-bound Posts: 7323 Dayton Oregon Gender:	Re: torque head gasket? Reply #2 - 11/27/08 at 22:39:08 Hello Dee, You can do it,but do as Digger sugests get a manual. Do you have a set of metric wrenches? if not drop a few hints, xmas is coming,and I'm guessing you've been a good girl. Spend an evening reading the clymer manual,and give it a go,if you get stuck we are all here and willing to help. good luck.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: torque head gasket? Reply #3 - 11/27/08 at 22:46:01 Has this bike been taken to a shop for a head retorque? If it has, thers a good chance the problem is a commonly occuring leak at a rubber plug.
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FreeSpirit Serious Thumper Offline Joy is my Compass ! Posts: 3823 North Georgia Gender:	Re: torque head gasket? Reply #4 - 11/28/08 at 00:29:29 Dee,Is the manual you have a maintenance manual? I dont know of a link here but if I run across one,I'll come back and post it.
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Toymaker Serious Thumper Offline Dragon Rider Posts: 1534 Granite Falls, NC Gender:	Re: torque head gasket? Reply #5 - 11/28/08 at 02:48:40 Hi Dee. There was a manual here in the Tech section. But it does sound like the infamous seal leak. We have all had to deal with it so welcome to the club. BTW...it isn't hard to fix.
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Beaudreau YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2	Re: torque head gasket? Reply #6 - 11/28/08 at 05:11:12 I have the same issue with my '02 with only 2k miles. Oil is seeping out of the head around the cooling fins at the gasket. What is this about a rubber plug? I was gonna' torque the head bolts. JB
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Reply #7 - 11/28/08 at 05:24:41

There is one more strange thing with my '02 with 2k miles.... I've read about the header pipe turning blue, so I did the mod for the carb mixture screw. I backed the screw off about 1/2-3/4 of a turn (which has NOT stopped the backfiring), but the exhaust pipe is (and always has been) blue at the header, and yellow/goldish on the muffler section. The bike sat for a while before I bought it, and does have a new carb. Runs great, doesn't smell rich, doesn't smell hot. The pictures I see of other bikes don't have any discoloration. Wondering if this is indicative of a problem. JB Undecided

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photojoe FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline I did warn you to brace yourself Posts: 1379 New Jersey Gender:	Re: torque head gasket? Reply #8 - 11/28/08 at 07:26:00 Here's the head plug/cap fix and discussion: http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1099227295
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