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    For Sale - 1980 title

    I got a clear title from a 1980 xs650. I personally destroyed the bike it went to... 125.00 shipped OBO...thanks...
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    Any shops in south Florida ?

    I'm in coral springs and do work on bikes in my garage.. stop by and we can take. currently have an XS650 on the lift right now.
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    catastrophic headgasket failure with pics.

    UPDATE!!! 2/10/14 So I took the jug back to the machine shop and they have to remove .006 to get it true again. they were super cool and did it that same day. I reassembled the engine and it starts right up. I took it for a spin around the block and it feels very strong. I do have some...
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    catastrophic headgasket failure with pics.

    you are correct. these are the 80mm LA sleeves
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    catastrophic headgasket failure with pics.

    I want to thank everyone for the feedback and insight. I'm going to call the machine shop tomorrow and probably take it back to them. 650 central offers a thicker overbore headgasket which might help. i'll keep everyone posted.
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    catastrophic headgasket failure with pics.

    these are NOT stock jugs. I purchased LA cylinder big bore jugs and had the machine shop install them. i can't remember if they were flush or not from the begining
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    Wanted - looking for stock engine cylinder

    please see my thread. http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32712 I need to find a good engine cylinder as I need to have this motor fixed asap.. any help would be great.
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    catastrophic headgasket failure with pics.

    the sleeves are recessed a tad into the jug. the depth is about the thickness of a sheet of paper. now the question is. should I try and fix this or do I just get a stock jug and go back to normal
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    catastrophic headgasket failure with pics.

    I really hope I don't have to replace the sleeves. they weren't cheap plus the 350.00 I paid to have them installed. I know the machine shop is going to try and blame this on me.
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    catastrophic headgasket failure with pics.

    after 300 miles on my new engine build the headgasket blew. L.A cylinder sleeves installed by the same machine shop I always use. I'm running wiesco 80mm pistons. you can see near all the stud holes the gasket was leaking. these bigger sleeves go right to the edge of the locating dowels. I also...
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    odd head stud issue. help!

    I'm starting to think this is my issue. I have a very slight ridge from the cylinder to the jug. it's very small, but enough to grab a finger nail with. the jug is going back to the machine shop.
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    odd head stud issue. help!

    did you ever get this issue sorted. I'm have the exact same issue with my motor, except my right inner stud. rephrased 750cc motor just blew the headgasket. 2 inches of the fire ring got blown out. the head nut kept coming loose.
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    head acorn nuts coming loose?.

    yea and the manual tells you to surface the head with sandpaper. I'll stick to how I was trained.
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    head acorn nuts coming loose?.

    never torque fasteners dry... As a Mercedes Benz master tech I've performed extensive amounts of engine work. the bolt heads and threads are always lubricated to give a true reading. nowadays everything is torque angle is this is more accurate.
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    head acorn nuts coming loose?.

    do you think the Loctite is necessary? or just stick with the lube.
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    head acorn nuts coming loose?.

    I put roughly 300 miles on my new engine. I was riding the other day and the bike had a lack of power, pulled over and it died. I found the 2 inner head nuts on the right side had come completely off. I got the bike restarted and I was getting compression from the holes.. this doesn't seems...
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    xs650 build off 2014!!

    i'm in, too bad I just finshed this chop... i'll be riding up from florida. here is what I just finshed. now I got bigger plans.. :) http://www.chopcult.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33132
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    clutch actuator assembly question ( fitment)

    does anyone know if the later style lever work with the earlier style lever screw housing. I have a NOS lever but I need the screw housing. I can only seem the locate the ones from 70-73.. any help would be great.
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    Mikes ATU blew the hell up.

    man I was kicking myself for spending the 175.00 for a NOS advance unit. now I'M feeling better about it. I was trying to get one from mikes, but they were out of stock. pheww!! sorry fella's
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