Changing Blown head gasket in 07 fe550e - Tips and tricks
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the fact that water leaks out of the gasket that is half way up the motor. its on the front side of the block underneath where the exhaust pipes bolt onto the motor. As i said im not that mechanically minded but as i said at 7am sharp tomorrow ive got to replace it.
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Good luck and let us know what you find, You may just want to retorqe the head bolts before complete disassembly to see if that cures the problem.
If you have ever had a forstroke bike motor apart you should have no problem doing the job. It is not a "bad" job.It should only take a few hours with the proper tools.
If you have ever had a forstroke bike motor apart you should have no problem doing the job. It is not a "bad" job.It should only take a few hours with the proper tools.
How fine taffy. your probably in bed now but im thinking 1200 wet and dry? if it can polish cars surely it can do the job. ive tried tightning the bolts and nothing even tried that quick fix of that metal pepper stuff chemiweld or what ever. it got me home but it did start to come out of it again. thanks for all your help guys. now ive just got to go find a torque wrench.
i might video tape it so everyone can see!!
i might video tape it so everyone can see!!
The trick on a rebuilt motor is to fit the head with out the gasket and have the liner not tightened up fully and lightly tension the head to square up the liner/cases then tighten the cases, then dis-assemble and refit everything for the finished job and you will not have a problem. Of all the jobs we have done I have never had a leaking head gasket come back through our doors.
Best Regards
Sutto
Best Regards
Sutto
Resurrecting an old thread...
Right, so I've read about the fine sandpaper and block of wood trick, as well as head re-torque (55 N-m). But I thought I saw Taffy once mention something about utilizing some kind of sealing compound (can't find the thread now). Maybe I was dreaming.
Anyway, before I place an order for a new gasket (yes, I already tried re-torqing the head), I thought I'd check to see if anyone had any thoughts about using some additional "insurance" during re-assembly (sealing compound).
Also, (I know this is somewhat sacrilegious) but I'm curious what you all think about BlueDevil head gasket sealer. Head Gasket Sealer | Head Gasket Sealant | BlueDevil
I've attached a picture of my "situation". I'm not experiencing any unusual smoke from the exhaust and the oil looks good in the sight glass (not milky). This is a real bummer having just rebuilt this motorcycle from a bin of parts.
(2001 FE650e)
Right, so I've read about the fine sandpaper and block of wood trick, as well as head re-torque (55 N-m). But I thought I saw Taffy once mention something about utilizing some kind of sealing compound (can't find the thread now). Maybe I was dreaming.
Anyway, before I place an order for a new gasket (yes, I already tried re-torqing the head), I thought I'd check to see if anyone had any thoughts about using some additional "insurance" during re-assembly (sealing compound).
Also, (I know this is somewhat sacrilegious) but I'm curious what you all think about BlueDevil head gasket sealer. Head Gasket Sealer | Head Gasket Sealant | BlueDevil
I've attached a picture of my "situation". I'm not experiencing any unusual smoke from the exhaust and the oil looks good in the sight glass (not milky). This is a real bummer having just rebuilt this motorcycle from a bin of parts.
(2001 FE650e)
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Thank you. I must have been confused as to what I thought I'd read.
New head gasket order has been placed.
New head gasket order has been placed.
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