LOL...yea baby!!! I need to hop on that wagon too[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img]

 

Hey larry!! So why is this HEAD stuff so much trouble, and cost so much?? Downtown and a 50 around here. But wear a glove !! LOL LOL lloolLOl LOl!!

 

Hey chickenhawk thats the problem, you spend to much time washing that beast. Run the $hit out of it and put it up dirty. You need some of our sticky clay out here from california that will keep everything tightened up on your bike,even a few things you dont want tight. $$$$$$$$$ is the name of the game, are you ready for another cylinder / piston? How are they holding up?My second 730 build should be done by the first of Jan.

 

Hey 2big,
The cylinder/piston combo works beautiful. How have yu been , havent heard from you in a while. holla back

Later
Chiknhawk

 

you shouldn't be having this much trouble. It might be the dealer..... If you have a good machine shop around, they can do all the work for a fraction of the price. I believe that you can get your valves done and install new seats for under 200. The valve job alone and cutting the seats should be about 80. If you want it done right and looking for some upgrades (nows the time to do it when the head is off) call HPR and see what they can do for you. Not everything costs an arma and a leg.

Bug most importantly, your sled should be running like a BMW. It is old, and I'm wondering if you bought it used. The guy before you might have beat the **** out of it and not maintain it.

 

if the smallest shim made is too thick, but only by a few thousanths, then a local machine shop can grind the shim to the required thickness for pennies. this how I adjust valves, I don't buy new shims I just have the current ones ground to the right thickness for half the cost.

just anf fyi, not sure of your motor mods but one thing that can cause valve gap to deminish excessively is overreving without heavy duty valve springs, or high lift cams without heavy duty valve springs.

 

more fyi- in my HUMBLE opinion (Glen, I don't need a response from you!), if the bike has never had a valve job and the valves are sunk that deep- you need to take corrective action before you have bigger problems. Cutting down a shim is a band aid for worn out valves and/or seats.
If it has had a valve job in the past by someone, they sunk the valves too deep- make em fix it.
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Just to let everyone know what happened. My monitor crashed so i havent been able to reply, but we got the shims. I am going to ride it for now but I am saving up for a head restoration aka head job. Thanks to everyone for your helpful info, and i would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Later
Chiknhawk