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Engine Getting HOT!!! 78 KZ650 04 Sep 2019 09:38 #810342

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Thank you All! I am going to work on her tonight. My mentor at another HD shop thinks its my timing....but I have a Dyna S.

Hopefully have an update soon!
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Engine Getting HOT!!! 78 KZ650 05 Sep 2019 05:37 #810388

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With a Dyna S, timing still needs to be checked, preferably with a timing light.

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Engine Getting HOT!!! 78 KZ650 05 Sep 2019 17:28 #810419

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Adjusted floats. They were a little off. Did a plug check and all plugs look good except for number 4 :( . I'm assuming it's an air leak on the intake (new intake).

When trying to tighten I did this :(
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Engine Getting HOT!!! 78 KZ650 05 Sep 2019 17:30 #810420

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It had been heli coiled and when i loosened it it just broke off.

Do y'all think I can tig this up on the bike and retap?
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Engine Getting HOT!!! 78 KZ650 05 Sep 2019 18:41 #810421

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That would be difficult to do without taking the head off. I wouldn't even try it myself. The bolt needs to be square and the mating surface flat to seal. You may have found your problem.
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Engine Getting HOT!!! 78 KZ650 06 Sep 2019 09:02 #810451

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With an air leak that bad I'm surprised it idled at all. It should have had all sorts of running issues.

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Engine Getting HOT!!! 78 KZ650 06 Sep 2019 12:30 #810457

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That broken carb boss would TIG weld fine, after being ground to clean it up. Bit of a tricky job to redrill and tap in place but could be done if you were careful. Could use an old carb spacer for a drill spacing guide for the tapping drill. Partially warm the area up with a propane torch before welding to make the humidity moisture boil off so it does not contaminate the weld at the start.
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Engine Getting HOT!!! 78 KZ650 06 Sep 2019 12:38 #810458

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Thank you DGA, appreciate the advice. Hopefully the Harley shop I volunteer at wont mind me trying to tig this up.

Surprisingly the bike ran amazingly strong, did seem to have a slight hanging idle at DE-acceleration.

Thank you everyone for the support.
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Engine Getting HOT!!! 78 KZ650 07 Sep 2019 22:20 #810520

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Fixed... Can ibreuse head gasket? I assume no?
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Engine Getting HOT!!! 78 KZ650 08 Sep 2019 10:33 #810531

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Once the engine has been heat cycled then no get a new one.. I've reused headgaskets on engines that were never started but assembled then had to remove the head.

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