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Still recovering,some days are better than others.
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the spark plug hole and the exhaust valve. (not always easy to see)
Make sure the head is not warped. (also not easy to see.)
Before you take it apart do a leak down test. That should tell witch
cylinder might be giving you a hard time.
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Ok, Now to just get rid of a couple of oil leaks and I'll finally get to drive.
Are all the covers leaking? Mine did .I now use atv silicone on them. it works well. Easy to clean off later too. If your motor is black buy black silicone. Put it on sparingly; cut a small hole in the tip to apply it sparingly. Remember it will sqeese out a bit abd u can wipe it off. But what squeezes in stays in. u don’t want big gobs going through the motor. Both sides of the gasket. Then snug the bolts lightly until it dries then retighten them. Good to go.
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Retorque the head bolts 1 at a time(loosen 1 then retighten it) IN THE PROPER TORQUE SEQUENCE.
Good luck.
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Not to hijack, but what is the proper torque sequence for the valve cover?
Thanks
HEAD BOLTS.
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Before getting excited AFTER A TOP END REBUILD about smoke, let the rings seat in. When I assemble an engine, I generally use too much assembly lube and this takes a while to burn off as well.
When I finished putting mine back together late one Sunday night, I fired it up and it was smoking like those old trucks that used to drive down the streets in Louisiana spraying that plume of DDT to kill all the mosquitos. We used to get on our bikes and ride through it....
The engine smoke cleared up after about five or ten minutes of running, but it was terrible at first.
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