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Discussion in 'Motorcycle Tech Talk' started by joshbob, Dec 7, 2013.

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  1. cowboy

    cowboy Moderator Staff Member

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    As far as the wedding, well, I think I'd be using the phone more often and driving less . . . I wish it was all only calls to be made we took a load of stuff up there for her to see & drop some off & pick up other stuff some times we'll stay the weekend other time just up & back oh ya we all takes turns on the phone during the week either texting or talking
    Thanks HRK ,I know if I had the time with no body bothering me I could knock it out in a day , new gasket set is ready to go & new cam EV27 wating to go in ,I just don't want to start then have to drop what i'am doing for stupid stuff
    cowboy, Jan 17, 2014
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    It would take me several days and who knows how many beers :rolleyes:. My bike has been down over a month now because of the cam seal leak and now the seat hinge. Most of the wasted time is waiting for parts.

    Next time I'll order all the parts in advance.

    Cowboy, is that a performance cam you'll be putting in?
    joshbob, Jan 18, 2014
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  4. hotroadking

    hotroadking Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Yep the 27 is a nice mild cam, I think you'd benefit by tightening up the quench area
    maybe a bit thinner head gasket set...
    hotroadking, Jan 18, 2014
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    Yeah the EV27 likes a little more compression...really wakes it up...
    Lucifer, Jan 20, 2014
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  6. cowboy

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    Thanks HRK I'll check into that part ,highjack josh's thread for a sec or two , I have no idea of what or anything has been done to the engine so Just got a stock cosmect gasket set & the ev27 My indy ordered them for me traded some TC parts for them so both are new time is all I need now , so for now counting on in Feb to spend a day & do the work ,& if they keep me running I'll beg the OL & just haul it up to ChuckTx & pay him so my bet is they let me find a day to work on it myseld since the daughters wedding is coming up
    cowboy, Jan 20, 2014
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  7. hotroadking

    hotroadking Super Moderator Staff Member

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    You got time off from riding, why not pull the heads down and ship to kirby mabye
    he could shave a little off them and give you a tighter quence, or ship cylinders, do a check see how far down in the hole the pistons are at TDC...
    hotroadking, Jan 20, 2014
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  8. cowboy

    cowboy Moderator Staff Member

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    yes that's a good idea , Have to double check the wife's back account darn Dress for Daughter was just a bit over 1K on sale , But worth it I guess after seeing the first 500 or so she tried on , My bro in law here has a bubby of hi,s has a friend who does heads so think of seeing what he can do & price was real good just under $300 with no shipping
    cowboy, Jan 20, 2014
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    hotroadking Super Moderator Staff Member

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    yeah that makes sense, tear it down, do the work over time
    and then assemble once ...
    hotroadking, Jan 20, 2014
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  10. cowboy

    cowboy Moderator Staff Member

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    that's what I was thinking , & Once I pull the heads off ,I see if anyone done any work in there then check the cam & lifters at the same time do it all at once
    cowboy, Jan 21, 2014
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    Good ideas. I got my seat hinge today and although it is a thing of beauty, it isn't what I expected. I will have to make extensive changes to make it fit right - and it won't be easy as the dang thing is made out of stainless steel. I'm gonna paint it anyway, so all that pretty metal will get covered up :rolleyes:. I wish now I would have left the old seat hinge alone.

    But I got a lot of time like you, Cowboy. It's gonna be below freezing every night for at least a week and daytime temps won't be much better . . .
    joshbob, Jan 22, 2014
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    Hearing all the cold complaints from you guys puts a smile on my face! Look at it as time for improvements. Parked the Sportster at the end of October, won't be out until mid April at the earliest! If only I had the money to do what I want, 'cause I sure as ^%#& have the time! Oh well, I did OK considering I have not had it a year yet.
    Roadster guy, Jan 22, 2014
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    I could not even imagine what it must be like up there. Why don't you put up one of those temperature thingies so we can see what real cold looks like!
    joshbob, Jan 22, 2014
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    Tried it, could'nt get it to work.
    Roadster guy, Jan 22, 2014
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  15. FLHTbiker

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    To bad we all didn't live closer we could all go over have a party while we all helped Josh, hehe wonder if we would get it all done:D
    FLHTbiker, Jan 22, 2014
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    I got Josh started and HRK helped finish it for him so be a piece of cake.
    FLHTbiker, Jan 22, 2014
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    It's real cold here.
    ultra200922, Jan 22, 2014
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  18. cowboy

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    Now that's cold -7 , we should be at 30 & have ice/sleet by Friday morning , as for the bike work it will get done in February for me any way
    cowboy, Jan 22, 2014
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  19. FLHTbiker

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    That's probably a good idea Cowboy.
    FLHTbiker, Jan 22, 2014
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  20. cowboy

    cowboy Moderator Staff Member

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    yeah that's what I was thinking , Once I get the heads off I can got from there , I know a guy who does nothing but EVO's so I let him ride mine ,& he thinks it's had some work done to it says it's has great power range for a stock 94 80in
    cowboy, Jan 22, 2014
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  21. joshbob

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    Didn't realize your bike is now 20 years old. I hope all of your time & $$$ will pay off.
    joshbob, Jan 23, 2014
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