'nother oddball question

So some of you might have been following my little problemma with the friggin oil light... Well I have finally got that running however....

On remounting the exhaust I seemed to have not noticed that two of the copper seals fell out. I have the exhaust bolted on tight with the shims in place, it just sounds like a harley now :blink:

I really don't mind this throaty sound much, its just I am planning a 300 mile road trip in two days and am wondering if this will screw things up? I heard about a guy that blew his engine cause did a test run while neglecting to bolt the exhaust back on after a rebuild. Just a bit nervous...

Thanks!!!

Beepy wrote:

I heard about a guy that blew his engine cause did a test run while neglecting to bolt the exhaust back on after a rebuild.

:ohmy: That would be enough for me to put the gaskets in there.

It won't really hurt anything as the leak is small. But the sound would drive me nuts so I would just fix it, not a hard job. You'll be glad you did...

The exhaust leak will eat away at the softer aluminum head causing a sealing problem later if left unfixed. I would say 300 miles would do some damage. I would fix it before the trip.

I have a Harley and it does not sound like one, it sounds like crap. Fix it, only takes about an hour to drop them and do it right

Not only can it cause erosion of the sealing surface over time, it can also allow oxygen into the exhaust port, which can cause your exhaust valve to burn.
At least that's what they used to tell me way back in Airframe and Powerplant school.

OK.. Ok I dropped 'em and put some new seals in.... now I know my cam chain is clanking a bit.... gotta check the tensioner. I dont trust the automatic tensioner....

So what did you do to fix your oil pressure/light problem?
Inquiring minds want to know....

Beepy wrote:

OK.. Ok I dropped 'em and put some new seals in.... now I know my cam chain is clanking a bit.... gotta check the tensioner. I dont trust the automatic tensioner....

Follow the steps here to perform the adjustment for can chain tensioner.