Boule’tard wrote on 09/13/11 at 20:51:22:Wake51 wrote on 09/13/11 at 19:13:58:Well took it in today and got a call near close that it would require pulling the engine from the frame and they estimated a cost of $400.
(*FACEPALM*)
Pull the engine just to get the valve cover off?
You do realize there was NO CHANCE of that shop staying under $400, yanking your engine out unnecessarily, doing god-knows-what to it, and delivering it back to you more oil-tight than it is now, right?
That head plug leak can be fixed later, several months later, when you are between semesters and can cobble up the resources, garage space or whatever, to do the work yourself.
$400 buys a whole lot of nice tools, way more than you would need for this job.
Think of the satisfaction you'll feel, having done this intermediate repair yourself, and having a few hundred extra bucks in your pocket as you head out for dinner and drinks with a college chick on the back.
Boule' makes a good point.. If they know so little about this bike as to believe the engine has to come out, odds of them actually solving the problem are really slim,,
& seriously, you can have a the tools youll need to do the work on this bike, & a shop manual for a lot less than 400 bux.. take your time, keep oil in it, study the book, know what youre gonna need to do, when you get a chance , do the work, IDK what a small storage unit costs to rent for a month, but Id look at that if I needed a place to work on my bike,
Id have floor dry & catch pans,, wouldnt leave the place a stained up mess,,
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