I've been reading a cd manual for this engine - the bits about stripping the engine anyway!.
I'm in two minds about attempting to change the cylinder gasket myself; like Pol in earlier posts in here, "on a bad day" I am tempted to shop around for a trade-in for another bike and, there again, on another occasion, I think that it can't be all that bad!!

So, I am still looking for anyone who can give advice about the level of difficulty involved - from reading the manual I would need a gasket set & I should be able to get the cylinder head off without dismantling the valves/cylinder head; does anyone disagree with this?
Also, the cylinder will then come off more or less directly and then I can change the leaking gasket.

Specific questions (I am thinking of doing this with the engine still in the frame):-

1. What to look out for in both the dis-assembly and re-assembly? e.g. getting the cylinder back over the piston rings when putting it back on the bike.
2. Should anything else be replaced while the engine is opened up? (bolts?).
3. Anything "awkward" about putting the timing back in place? In fact, should the bike engine be stripped with the timing in a particular "position"?
4. Should the engine bolts be "loctited" on re-assembly or not?

Those are the questions that came to mind from reading, but "reading" is not the same as "doing" I have learnt the hard way in the past so ANY advice on this subject, for or against is very, very welcome!!


Quite a few folk have read this thread so one or more of you must be able to advise,

Thanks,

Dave

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