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effzee

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top end leak
« on: March 08, 2006, 02:52:16 PM »
i just had my cylinder plated and i put it back together. new gasgets all around. my leak is around the head on all sides. i used manufac. torque specs on the head. any ideas?

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Re: top end leak
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2006, 02:16:58 AM »
Something sounds warped to me! You need to check have the cylinder and head checked for flatness with a dial indicator! :-o
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Re: top end leak
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2006, 02:20:51 AM »
Make sure you used loc-tite when you torqued the bolts down. I warped my head because I torqued them down and they came loose while riding. I'd torque them and loctite them again.

i just had my cylinder plated and i put it back together. new gasgets all around. my leak is around the head on all sides. i used manufac. torque specs on the head. any ideas?

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Re: top end leak
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2006, 04:25:39 AM »
If you use a thinner headgasket than stock make sure studs isn?t to high in barrel.
I trimm around holes in cylinder head,make a "campher" or a "cone" in every hole in head.
This place head further down without "riding" on studs. :wink:
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Re: top end leak
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2006, 12:04:27 PM »
thanks for the input! sounds like loose bolts( i hope) as it got worse while riding. hope it isn't warped! -ken