Thanks so much. This was most helpful. I wouldn't have attempted mine w/o you so much appreciated.

Thank you for this video, super helpful!

thanks I have a 05 1200 custom and sure this is real close to the same thing. and about to have to do mine soon.

Nice Job Bro, Well done.

Well done man!

helped a lot today! thanx!

Very good and clean job

Going to replace mine on a '93. Don't have torque wrenches. Do I have to use torque wrenches?

my top end front gasket is still leaking after I replaced it! Do you think I need to skim the heads & start again?

what did u use to clean off the old gasket on both surfaces? thanks

Like A Surgeon, Touched for the very first time...Lol ""Your Rocking The Latex Gloves""

I have a 1993 Sportster 883 with a big bore kit and on start-up, when the engine is cold and I rev it a little, sometimes a burst of air comes out of in between the head and the cylinder. Sounds like a sharp "Tssk".. Do you think I could blow a head gasket from revving it while the engine is too cold? What do you guys think?

Hi have question my Motorcycle sporter 883 05 have leakeng one head midle.need only change bad gasket or both.thanks me not have experience

Is this the same procedure for a 2007 Xl 1200 R?

how many miles does this bike have on it .

Did you need to drain the oil before doing all this?

@jimmikolajczyk475

8 жыл бұрын

No the Oil does not have to be drained.

You didn't mention anything about the bike needing to be on TDC during reassembly. Do you know anything about that cos Im confused. My rocker boxes dont wanna settle down on the head anymore.

@jimmymiko

9 жыл бұрын

Julius Cesar Go to 3:50 in the video, it explains TDC. Best to do this before you remove the rocker boxes. If you already removed the rocker boxes, just make sure the push rods are at their lowest point. The boxes will not sit back on the cylinder head, you have to tighten the bolts to get the boxes back into position using a cross pattern to tighten them as shown in the video.

@harris8390

9 жыл бұрын

jimmymiko thanks just saw that part & made sense. Ill be honest I didnt have it on TDC during removal but Ill be sure to have it here during reassembly

So. I didn't do tdc either. No idea how. Didn't realize and now I can't get the box back on. What do I do

@Elly-dl1gs

9 жыл бұрын

John Kalina I am sure you've got your rocker box back on by now but I wanted to answer this for others. If you did not do top-dead-center (TDC) before taking the rocker box off, it is ok. Starting from 10:05 in the video, try the following: 1. Make sure spark plugs are removed so air can escape the cylinders. 2. Place the bike in the highest gear (e.g. 5th gear; this makes turning the engine by the wheel the easiest). 3. Make sure pushrods are seated properly (in center of tappet). 4. Set engine to TDC by turning the rear wheel by hand (if on lift) or rolling the bike forward (if not on lift; roll back with clutch if you run out of space). Leave the bike in gear for both methods. TDC is seen as the point when both the intake and exhaust pushrods are at their lowest point. 5. Install the rocker box as in the video all the way through tightening all the bolts down to spec (crisscross is very important). 6. Since TDC was not initially performed the intake and exhaust valves might not be correctly synced. To safely sync them, turn the engine over 3-4 times manually as in step 4 (spark plugs should still be out). 7. Recheck torque on bolts and repeat step 6 a couple times to make sure the box is fully seated properly. 8. Continue install as normal. I performed this on a '01 1200 custom which looks like the general approach for most sportster evo motors. Hope this helps!

@jimmikolajczyk475

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks, that covered most of the stuff I may have not mentioned in the video.

Dude, we get the disclaimer. Get to the point

Get a tripod man. That way we can see what is going on, or it is just a big waste of our time and yours.

@jimmikolajczyk475

4 жыл бұрын

Don't watch the video then. I do these videos to help, I don't have to but I do. My goal is to repair not produce videos. F-Off.