Head Gasket job on my 80...your thoughts...please

[DTAYLOR]

OK, I think I may just get into this tomorrow. All signs point to it, and just because it was running so good till now it seems unlikely to be complicated.

I bet that with having a good machine shop give the head a bath, shave, and a little grinding, all I need worry about is not loosing small parts or developing a sudden onset of alzheimers.

Any thoughts from you more experienced wrenchers? motorheads? greasemonkeys? crew cheifs? lug nut changers?

I consider myself (on a scale of 1-10), at least a 3.5 on skill level, 3.0 if my 6 yr old helps, and 1.5 if my wife helps. So I think I can pull this off without too much trouble.

 

[CPJONES1231]

I have been wondering about mine also on my 93 with 170k. Just happens they guys were cleaning out the shop yesterday and found an unopened headgasket set for my truck in a storage room.....So I may get started on it when we get moved into our new house.

 

[Sno bored]

There is a HG DVD that someone made, Idaho Doug? If you search I'm sure you could find all the info you would need.

 

[DTAYLOR]

Cool....I'll keep one eye on the site, one on my wrench, one on my wife's.....on second thought, I'll just watch my wrench and check back later.

Good luck!

By the way, be sure you have the new and improved gasket set. Better stop in and see cruiserdan.

 

[DTAYLOR]

Thanks, I think I just ordered it.

 

[CJF]

By the way, be sure you have the new and improved gasket set. Better stop in and see cruiserdan.

Thanks, I think I just ordered it.

Talkin' to yourself there, Dan?

Make sure you get the head checked for cracks. Don't just assume they'll do this; ask specifically.

Curtis

 

[alaskacruiser]

CPJONES- make sure the HG kit they found is the updated version.

 

[CPJONES1231]

It is, its the 04112-66035....funny thing is, I sold it to em a few months back and it never got used, they sent the truck to auction

 

[DTAYLOR]

ok, thanks boys. Now I wonde rwhere that dvd is? I really need to get rolling on this. THe weather in N TX is too cold to ride the Harley everywhere...

 

[MoJ]

ok, thanks boys. Now I wonde rwhere that dvd is? I really need to get rolling on this.

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