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« on: June 07, 2010, 04:51:11 PM » |
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Do you have to replace valve cover and cam gaskets when I adjust valves, or can you use the old ones over again?
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3W-lonerider
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« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2010, 05:14:02 PM » |
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iv'e adjusted my valves 4 times in 129,000 miles..have yet to need new gaskets..still using the originals and no leaks.
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« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2010, 05:50:52 PM » |
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I just adjusted mine over the weekend and ditto with the re-use and no leaks. I did use some lacquer thinner to clean up the mating surface on heads .... there some kind of yellowish color stuff on there .... maybe from the factory ???? Anyway, there was one residue drop of oil from one of the cover bolts but nothing since.
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« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2010, 06:20:54 PM » |
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Curious to know if those of you that have adjusted your valves found them to be out by much or not? I have yet to do them on the Valk, but have done them on the VTX and they were not out by much at all.... and the rear exhaust valve on the VTX is a bear to get at.
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« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2010, 06:32:37 PM » |
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in 129,000 miles i think iv'e only had 3 exhaust valves that were slightly out..and thats it..
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« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2010, 06:38:02 PM » |
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I'm getting tired of checking mine,since about 30k they don't seem to wear at all.
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« Reply #6 on: June 08, 2010, 03:42:41 AM » |
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I've done them on my 98 Standard @ 40,xxx and my 97 Tourer @ 28,xxx Only found a couple of the exhaust valves on the high side - about .011" This is probably check/adjustment that only need be done every 75,000 or so.  |
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« Reply #7 on: June 08, 2010, 06:08:05 AM » |
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Everyone I talked to said they had maybe one valve out just a little after umpteen thousand miles.... Maybe..I'll probably leave well enough alone. I'll fix the broken stuff 1st
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« Reply #8 on: June 08, 2010, 06:40:43 AM » |
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hmmmm, 184000 miles on my I/S and haven't even seen the underside of the valve covers  no tics, no pings, avg 32 mpg, fires right up, no smoke and see no reason to mess with it. I'm just say'n..... |
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« Reply #9 on: June 08, 2010, 07:23:43 AM » |
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I just broke 50k yesterday. My fuel milage used to be 28 - 29 with and without cobras. Now its 33 - 34. It used to get 20 - 21 miles to the gallon pulling my anti aerodynamic triler now it gets 24 - 25. Hadn't adjusted nothing or unscrewed the sparkplugs since day one.
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