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Man, its been a while since I have been on here! It was a stuck valve, however I have yet to open it back up to see if it was bent or what not… I got busy with life and working and all that, but I think I will plan another rebuild when it warms up and try to do it right this time. I’ll have new...

I’ll take a look at it soon and report back if I find anything.

I will give this a try. Anything that’s easy and free is always worth a try.

Yep... looks like I might be doing some more work. My engine was running a little bit on the rich side but I don’t think it would have developed enough carbon buildup in such a short time to cause this. I definitely cleaned up my valves when I had them out.

you are probably right because my intake clearance was still fine I will investigate and see if it’s something I can fix.... What would cause a stuck valve? Are there methods I can do without taking the engine back down?

Update: I just reset the left side clearances properly and get zero compression on my left side. Where could I be losing my compression? my right side is at 120...

So my valve clearance became extremely excessive all of a sudden. The weird part is my bike ran fine before. I had taken it on its maiden voyage since my second time in the engine earlier this spring (~70-100 miles) and one thing I noticed was that the cam chain appeared to have gotten a bit on...

Update: the used ones I bought thread just fine.

I ended up getting some used ones on ebay because I had already made my lowball offer before I knew about those new OEM bolts. I’ll try these cheap ones off a parts bike first. They will either work or we will know that something more serious is up. Now just to wait for the UPS man.

So I looked at the bolts more closely... my original looks like its mildly deformed, but threads into both holes with just my fingers. I notice some variations though between the new and old bolts. The diameter at the base seems too large and I cant fit the copper washers over them. also the tip...

The threads seemed to match up when I layed the new ones into the old ones. This seems to be a matter of diameter. My old crush washers wont fit on the new ones either. I will look into making sure that the threads are clean enough too, but as of right now I think it’s just the banjo bolts I got...

I ordered some banjo bolts from mikes because one of my originals sheared. The ones they sent me just start to thread but come to a brick wall and don't want to thread past about a mm in and I am not about to ruin threads. My copper washers also seem a smidge too small to fit against the base...

Cool! thanks, I’ll give it go and see if I like it any better than the rotella. I notice a small clatter with the 15w40 as well but nothing I was too worried about. I’ll listen for differences

My walmart is out of the usual brand of 15w40 I use. I usually use Rotella t4 15w40. I dont want to open any cans of worms but I couldn't find a definitive answer about this brand searching the forum.

Just posting here to document that I have done the mod and am installing it now for a second time. I do have to note (from experience) to make sure you shave off enough of the spine to get the locknuts to fully thread and lock. I noticed from pictures after my first install that mine were not as...

Thanks I will... I also have extra nuts too that I ordered in case anyone will need them.

Finally got around to doing it. Shaved it down some more and got it fully through. Used red loctite as well. I think these will be good. I just got to eyeball it in place and clean up the gasket surfaces and button it back up.... again... hopefully the last time.

I have a small handful of nuts ordered and plan on trying to leave the jugs in place to work on it. Are New old stock head gaskets any good? I see some for cheap on ebay, but am not sure about them being reliable. Anyone have an opinion on nos head gaskets?

Me as well. I just see the cam chain locking up on me if one of those screws fell out. I hope that by running it I didn't mess up my chances of preserving the base gasket.

I actually did button it up and run it before I noticed this... not much but at least put like 20 miles on it. Could I just do as jim says and try to get in there leaving the jugs in place while eyeballing it. Even if I need a new head gasket i think I saw some on ebay for ~$15 on their own.