Thanks Mick. I owe you a cold one!

My next question, I did get the head off and every thing looks good,
for 16000 miles, it was very good,I guess I could have left it another
year before doing a valve job,but it's off now might as well do it.
I noticed that the head cover does not have a gasket,there was  black stuff around the edge of the join,any one know what it is?
I just wonder why they don't have a gasket there,seems it has alot of oil sloshing about in there, any way, any recomendations's guys?

Reelthing wrote on 11/11/08 at 16:49:39:


Thanks reelthing ,good info ,I'm glad I read it ,the plug cap looked ok but i think I will order a new one just in case.

mick wrote on 11/11/08 at 18:34:49:


Those dern plugs are just about a one use without sealant - like the factory does - the head gets hot and the rubber sticks to the passageway - I do believe the dealers cause these bikes to leak - they don't stock the rubber plugs and if they really do a re-torque of the head bolts at 600-1000 miles they just pop the old one back in there without sealant because the Suzuki shop manual doesn't call for it and a future leak is ready to happen