Pics of my cracked head

[omslaw]

well omar will your bike be up and running by this weekend?

No.

I'm hoping that I can get the engine back in by next weekend.

 

[omslaw]

Wow!!! That isn't good!! Are they going to weld it up or are you going with a new cylinder head?

I went with another head.

 

[solarbarack]

Well hopefully this is the fix to end the headaches right. You still have plenty of time. mines still in pieces everywhere.

 

[omslaw]

Well hopefully this is the fix to end the headaches right. You still have plenty of time. mines still in pieces everywhere.

Thanks, Brad! I sure hope this does fix it! Watcha got going on with yours?

 

[twotonevert]

Come on Omar, you only have 3 weeks.  

Ughhh...   I'm gonna be cutting it close!  If nothing else, I could bring all the pieces and finish it at the Bash!  

We should have enough tools there to do it.

 

[Don Hardcastle]

Omar,
Awesome. I know you have been having fits with that thing since this started. I am glad that you finally nailed it down.


Don

 

[VaBusa]

Damn, damn, damn...hearing about 'em is one thing, but seeing these pics is just bad

I hope you get everything squared away in time for the bash Omar...

 

[Jaddie]

Dear Omar

I'm sorry you're having to go through all this trouble, and especially for having to chase down the problem for three years!

Your problem makes me think I should buy an extended warranty for my '08.

Good luck getting her going again! I hope to see you and her at the Bash.

 

[BigBSBusa]

Hopefully no more chasing the problem, Omar.

 

[PaceMaster]

The cause interests me-- maybe that head was poorly cast on a monday...glad it's almost over and running again.

 

[GSXRFANN]

Omar, did you ever actually see any anti freeze anywhere before you pulled the head off? I am looking for a coolant leak too. I can smell it, and have seen a little on the fairing, but I can't find where it is coming from.

 

[Jet Li]

Damn, Bro!

Hope this is the end of your probs.

Keep us posted.

 

[omslaw]

Dear Omar

I'm sorry you're having to go through all this trouble, and especially for having to chase down the problem for three years!

Your problem makes me think I should buy an extended warranty for my '08.

Good luck getting her going again! I hope to see you and her at the Bash.

Thanks, Jaddie. I don't mean to influence your decision one way or the other, but I suspect that even if I had a warranty, their first response would be that it cracked because it overheated...and it would be on me to prove that it didn't (i.e., casting flaw?).


Anyway, I'm just glad that I've found what was most likely causing my frustration...

 

[omslaw]

Omar, did you ever actually see any anti freeze anywhere before you pulled the head off? I am looking for a coolant leak too. I can smell it, and have seen a little on the fairing, but I can't find where it is coming from.

Brian, no - I never 'saw' any coolant. I would frequently smell it upon startup, but then the odor would disappear. This was most likely caused by the initial 'burn' of the coolant in the cylinder.

If you're seeing coolant on the fairing, you may want to carefully check your hoses - especially the overflow hose. Since the overflow hose doesn't really get pressurized, you may just have a crack or hole in it...

 

[GSXRFANN]

Thanks Omar! Will give it another shot.

 

[boostin20]

Wow, that sucks. Hopefully it gets fixed soon