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Another Ga Rally in the log book, 900 miles round trip pulling the Taj!
At the swapmeet I picked up these seats with adapters to fit the springer bases ($150.00)and installed them before I left on the trip back, what a big difference these seats make for comfort level!
Also, if you've been watching the SSGR 2014 info thread or you were there, you know she got some new head gaskets installed at the rally in the field under a shade tree!
Here's the story:
I noticed the slight tic sound in the top end (only at idle) for a long time that we determined to be a small exsaust leak, the tic sound changed and got louder right before I left on the trip.
Pulling the rear valve cover to look and feel around revealed nothing so I put it back together and took off.
She ran fine at 55 with Temps and pressures normal.
About 70 miles from home I pulled over at a rest stop, got out and looked underneath and WTH?
Black fuel dripping off the entire bottom of the truck!
Thinking the worse I lifted the hood to have a look, a big mess!
Checked oil fine, no coolant in oil or oil in coolant, but a distinct compression leak puffing out from between the two heads!
So every squirt of black fuel from the injector into the #3 cylinder was being compressed right out, needless to say that cylinder wasn't fireing.
What now? go home? I was already committed so GR or bust!
I was pretty sure I would make it runnng on 5 cylinders for the remaining near 400 miles so I decided to go for it, was down on power some taking off and pulling hills but easealy capable of 55 on flat ground, ran supprisngly well on 5 cylinders!
So, made it there no problem,
First thing degrease the engine then find a shade tree and start the teardown.
The head gasket set that was on its way arrived incomplete, it was missing exsaust and intake gaskets along with water manifold gaskets,very important!
The special head nut wrench with some missalanious gaskets that were on their way showed up and presto, all the missing gaskets I needed he had! What are the chances?
Got it apart and back together with some expert help in time for a shakedown cruise in the hardball convoy on saterday morning!
She runs much better now!
Pulled this bridge in Jax on 5 cylinders, i was nervous!
At the swapmeet I picked up these seats with adapters to fit the springer bases ($150.00)and installed them before I left on the trip back, what a big difference these seats make for comfort level!
Also, if you've been watching the SSGR 2014 info thread or you were there, you know she got some new head gaskets installed at the rally in the field under a shade tree!
Here's the story:
I noticed the slight tic sound in the top end (only at idle) for a long time that we determined to be a small exsaust leak, the tic sound changed and got louder right before I left on the trip.
Pulling the rear valve cover to look and feel around revealed nothing so I put it back together and took off.
She ran fine at 55 with Temps and pressures normal.
About 70 miles from home I pulled over at a rest stop, got out and looked underneath and WTH?
Black fuel dripping off the entire bottom of the truck!
Thinking the worse I lifted the hood to have a look, a big mess!
Checked oil fine, no coolant in oil or oil in coolant, but a distinct compression leak puffing out from between the two heads!
So every squirt of black fuel from the injector into the #3 cylinder was being compressed right out, needless to say that cylinder wasn't fireing.
What now? go home? I was already committed so GR or bust!
I was pretty sure I would make it runnng on 5 cylinders for the remaining near 400 miles so I decided to go for it, was down on power some taking off and pulling hills but easealy capable of 55 on flat ground, ran supprisngly well on 5 cylinders!
So, made it there no problem,
First thing degrease the engine then find a shade tree and start the teardown.
The head gasket set that was on its way arrived incomplete, it was missing exsaust and intake gaskets along with water manifold gaskets,very important!
The special head nut wrench with some missalanious gaskets that were on their way showed up and presto, all the missing gaskets I needed he had! What are the chances?
Got it apart and back together with some expert help in time for a shakedown cruise in the hardball convoy on saterday morning!
She runs much better now!
Pulled this bridge in Jax on 5 cylinders, i was nervous!
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