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Old 06-09-2014, 05:55 PM
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Get the Factory Service Manual, some tools, the gasket kit below, and do it yourself. It will take approximately 2-3 hours on a Saturday morning. When you are all done, you will know it has been done correctly.

http://www.jpcycles.com/product/433-814

I did both jugs last year, and while a bit time consuming, it wasn't all that difficult.
 
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Old 06-09-2014, 07:23 PM
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I have the same bike, same leak. I only did the front, but it had been leaking since last august. With degreasing, remove the seat, tank, ignition coil,plastic wire holder, rocker box cover, and rocker box. I like room to work. All total, about 5.5 hours of labor. Gaskets (3) were less then 20$. I sprayed the rocker gasket with copper cote for a little added seal, per an old Harley guy I work with. Make sure the effected cylinder has the piston all the way up so that the valves are closed. Patience is the most important tool you will need for this project, but it wasn't as bad as I figured it could be.
 
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Old 06-09-2014, 07:33 PM
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5.5 hours? Should go to records book.
 
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Old 06-09-2014, 07:42 PM
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Ther was more time into removing all the stuff in my way then actually changing the gasket
 
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Old 06-09-2014, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Von_Zipper
5.5 hours? Should go to records book.

yeah, that's kinda egregious. i just pulled the gas tank, pull wires (off the plugs only), and the seat off. theres plenty of room (on my bike anyway).


but, i am self-proclaimed hamfist
 

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Old 06-10-2014, 05:43 AM
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I'm not slow, just cautious. I figure all the money I save doing it myself, I can easily spend by cutting corners and screwing something up. I don't try to do it as fast as a professional, I try to do it as well as a professional.
 
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Originally Posted by fissco1234
I'm not slow, just cautious. I figure all the money I save doing it myself, I can easily spend by cutting corners and screwing something up. I don't try to do it as fast as a professional, I try to do it as well as a professional.
I'm OK with this attitude. Sometimes I slow down myself just to double-check my work. Don't kid yourself about doing it as well as a professional. There is high likeliness you are doing it better.
 
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so you got a lotta good stuff about how to fix your leak... whats missing is how it happened- so my 3 cents on that:
very likely that your leaks are caused by your injected bike. I have one and I have blown my head gaskets twice now. start the bike, and there is no warm up (it seems)... and there should be a warm up. in fact, it takes a lot longer than it seems to really warm up the engine fully. with an injected bike, its way too easy to right-wrist it too early. I do it all the time- and I know better. I get the bike out and after riding for a few minutes (not long enough), I hit it hard. the engine isn't fully warmed so the gaskets take more pressure than they can handle.
now that I take longer to allow the engine to warm before twisting my right wrist, I don't have blown gaskets.
so what we really need is away to get the engines fully temp faster !!
 
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Old 06-10-2014, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by wanabe
so you got a lotta good stuff about how to fix your leak... whats missing is how it happened- so my 3 cents on that:
very likely that your leaks are caused by your injected bike. I have one and I have blown my head gaskets twice now. start the bike, and there is no warm up (it seems)... and there should be a warm up. in fact, it takes a lot longer than it seems to really warm up the engine fully. with an injected bike, its way too easy to right-wrist it too early. I do it all the time- and I know better. I get the bike out and after riding for a few minutes (not long enough), I hit it hard. the engine isn't fully warmed so the gaskets take more pressure than they can handle.
now that I take longer to allow the engine to warm before twisting my right wrist, I don't have blown gaskets.
so what we really need is away to get the engines fully temp faster !!
Even when it is 85-90 out I do not go till the rocker covers are hot to the touch, put the gloves on and go and take it easy till the oil gets up to 180. I also did it that way with the original gaskets and they still weeped. It just took about twice the miles for it to start but you give great advice. Wram them EFI bikes up, even in the summer.
 
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Old 06-10-2014, 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Dusty Bones

Even when it is 85-90 out I do not go till the rocker covers are hot to the touch, put the gloves on and go and take it easy till the oil gets up to 180. I also did it that way with the original gaskets and they still weeped. It just took about twice the miles for it to start but you give great advice. Wram them EFI bikes up, even in the summer.
Or they could have just failed. They do that. Its something that should probably be a "maintenance" item. It should be a part of regular maintenance like and oil change or a chain / clutch adjustment.

My 2 cents of ham
 
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