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1988savage YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 48	head gasket.. 05/12/09 at 15:13:41 just found out that mine is cracked... on a scale of 1-10 how difficult is this to do on your own? any suggestions or anything that i can look at before i tackle this beast?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: head gasket.. Reply #1 - 05/12/09 at 16:04:31 Are U SURE? Many have come to the same contusion, only to discover its just a dawgone Oil Leak. What are the symptoms?
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1988savage YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 48	Re: head gasket.. Reply #2 - 05/12/09 at 16:14:16 oil is leaking down from the cylinder from the area where the head gasket is. brought it to a mechanic and thats wat he said, i dont know how to tell. can u help?
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Re: head gasket..
Reply #3 - 05/12/09 at 16:24:09

Some have said theirs have been leaking. Most likely cause the head bolts are never retorqued. You'll need to replace the head gasket.

Key issues, retorqueing the bolts w/o breaking them. Easier just to replace them all. There's a couple of How-to's in the tech section. Head plug replacement and cam chain adjuster check that will get you 99% of the way there.

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1988savage YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 48	Re: head gasket.. Reply #4 - 05/12/09 at 16:32:23 hmm... so do you think a first timer will run into trouble? or shud it be smooth sailing
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: head gasket.. Reply #5 - 05/12/09 at 16:45:00 Nothing real difficult. If you can handle a wrench, got the tools, we can get you through it. You gottem clymers? There are a few things in there that'll you, just explain where you're at and what to do next we can advise you.
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Charon Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1811 Harvard, NE Gender:	Re: head gasket.. Reply #6 - 05/12/09 at 17:01:39 I think I'd start with a compression check, as much for a baseline as anything else. At least according to my Clymers, replacing the head gasket will call for removing the engine from the frame. At the very least it will be a time-consuming job.
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1988savage YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 48	Re: head gasket.. Reply #7 - 05/12/09 at 18:06:59 yes i got the clymers, if i need any further help ill definatly ask on here.
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Reply #8 - 05/13/09 at 05:29:56

I have replaced mine before. It wasn't too difficult. It is possible to do it with the engine still in the frame but I had to remove all of the mounting bolts and let the engine lower a little in the frame to get the head off. I will say it is a lot easier to work on the engine with it out of the frame. I didn't feel like it was too hard to get it out either. Having proper tools and a manual is a must though. Got a torque wrench?

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1988savage YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 48	Re: head gasket.. Reply #9 - 05/13/09 at 05:32:02 yes, i have a torque wrench....is there one of those tutorials on this forum that goes through it step by step? i cant find one. i would appreciate it if someone posts the link or whatever
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Wolf Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 140	Re: head gasket.. Reply #10 - 05/13/09 at 05:38:34 Well, I am in the process of dismantling... actually further ... maybe splitting the case! Wolf
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photojoe FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline I did warn you to brace yourself Posts: 1379 New Jersey Gender:	Re: head gasket.. Reply #11 - 05/13/09 at 06:12:20 Read this first http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1099227295
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Wolf Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 140	Re: head gasket.. Reply #12 - 05/13/09 at 15:35:32 Mo reading LOL! I read that before, but thank you, I reread it (and reread as I do it w/Clymers). Thanks! I have most of the stuff needed now... except mo upgrades Wolf
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diamond jim Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1425 North Alabama Gender:	Re: head gasket.. Reply #13 - 05/13/09 at 15:51:04 I'm on my way out to the garage to pull the head cover for the first time myself. Never done it on this bike. But it looks pretty simple.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: head gasket.. Reply #14 - 05/13/09 at 21:35:03 Good place for a cardboard bolt keeper. Some bolts are different length, keep up with which hole has which bolt.
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