weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[KnightofNi]

if that frame is anything like the fram on my XR, which i suspect it is, you'll need to take the motor out to replace that head gasket.

[Grampa]

if that frame is anything like the fram on my XR, which i suspect it is, you'll need to take the motor out to replace that head gasket.

I got a repair manual on order too, we'll see what it says

but looking at it last night.... It kinda looked like the motor may have to be pulled

[KnightofNi]

I got a repair manual on order too, we'll see what it says

but looking at it last night.... It kinda looked like the motor may have to be pulled

i was convinced that i would have just enough room to slide the head off.

a couple of bolts are also blocked by the frame. good luck.

[Grampa]

i was convinced that i would have just enough room to slide the head off.

a couple of bolts are also blocked by the frame. good luck.

it'll be an adventure 

[Fresh Pants]

it'll be an adventure 

Like a GS? 

[KnightofNi]

it'll be an adventure 

well it should serve as a decent adventure bike.



Thanks for the heads up bastid. though now you have the visual of riding me through the mud.....kinky.

[Popeye the Sailor]

well i should serve as a decent adventure bike.

Ew ew ew.

[Grampa]

Today I....

pulled the exhaust and painted it with flat bbq heat paint



pulled the engine





pulled the head off to replace the gasket






tomorrow, I'll replace the gasket (I need to get a lil gasket goop), pull the left side case and replace the gasket, clean the engine, maybe spray the engine with the heat paint as well, the start the reassembly.

[Raux]

Today I....

pulled the exhaust and painted it with flat bbq heat paint

with that BBQ paint. do you need to cook it to get it to really stay on?

[Rameses]

with that BBQ paint. do you need to cook it to get it to really stay on?

Nope.

Jobu sprayed a header pipe with that stuff.

Did absolutely nothing else to it before slamming it back on.

Looked great all the way up until he took it off to replace it with a ceramic coated header.

[Raux]

Nope.

Jobu sprayed a header pipe with that stuff.

Did absolutely nothing else to it before slamming it back on.

Looked great all the way up until he took it off to replace it with a ceramic coated header.

ok well just to let you know.. fuel kills it. had a fuel spill on the heat shield i painted with it. i thought it would be tougher than that cause it should be exposed to bbq lighter fuel. that's why i asked about cooking it to make it stronger.

[Rameses]

ok well just to let you know.. fuel kills it. had a fuel spill on the heat shield i painted with it. i thought it would be tougher than that cause it should be exposed to bbq lighter fuel. that's why i asked about cooking it to make it stronger.

You might have bigger problems than paint running if you're spilling gas on your header.

[Raux]

You might have bigger problems than paint running if you're spilling gas on your header.

i was drainig the tank for shipping...

[Grampa]

grrrrrrrrrrrrrr


got up early, went to autozone and picked up a bearing puller (to help remove the left side case), some gasket goop, carb cleaner and engine degreaser.

The head went back on pretty much trouble free, even the tricky decompression valve pin stayed in place. Then set about removing the left case. The only real hard part, was removing all the old gasket residue. Reassembled the cover, and set about putting the engine back in. After wresting it into place, I set about bolting everything back together. About three bolt shy of being done, I see, sitting atop the work bench, the rear head decompression lever....... SHIT! The only way to put it back in, is to remove the head.... and that means pulling the engine back out .

I remind myself.... it's an adventure.

So.... after showering, and going out to watch lms son play baseball, I return to the garage, and proceed to pull the motor again. weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

I'm getting good at this, cuz I did it in half the time, as the first go-round.

As I pull the head off, I destroy the $45.00 gasket, and drop the compression valve pin deep into the motor.... double SHIT!

Thankfully, flipping the motor upside down causes the pin to fall back out.

Time to call it a day.

I ordered another gasket, and a couple of other small gaskets for spots where oil had built up, so hopefully when everything comes in.... I'll be mistake and oil free, having learned on the first try.

[Speeddog]

Well, hit by a small bullet, but dodged a big one.