General MKB => Projects => Topic started by: F Body on October 15, 2007, 09:05:08 pm
Title: New Head Gasket.
Post by: F Body on October 15, 2007, 09:05:08 pm
One of tonights jobs has been to replace the head gasket on the Honda, it's been leaking oil when cold. As soon as it's up to temperature the rubber gasket seems to expand and it reduces the leak. Phoned the bike shop and he sent two over free of charge, not bad when you find out that they cost £23 each (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/shame.gif)
So it was Seat & Tank off and then the very difficult job of removing all the plumbing around the air filter box, dammed if I know what the hell all the pipes do (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/dontknow.gif) Used my new second hand free workshop manual from a Hawk Forum member in the states ( thanks Gavin ).
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c294/fbody007/RC31/2ndplughole.jpg?t=1192481724\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=150>Gotta say that it's not a very easy bike to work on, you need small hands and lots of long reach tools, big thanks to Management who mucked in tonight. The front gasket appears OK so I've left that alone because you have to take the radiator and all the coolant pipes off to get to it [img]http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/down.gif) Her is Management screwing the air box back on (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/up.gif)