I-AM-THOR Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 If you have a faulty head gasket and ride around on it would the bike still be repairable?Garage a while ago said they thought my head gasket had gone,he said just buy a second hand engine. He also said to ride on this one until one came up cheap. So I did and now I fancy having a go at fixing it myself but is it still repairable or have I done too much damage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk190 Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 maybe. maybe not lol.if your bike has been over heating due to the lack of cooling because your bike has been loosing its coolant because of the damaged gasket then you may have warped/cracked your head or even the block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk190 Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 do a compression test. depending on the result, strip the engine and see what it looks like inside. if your unsure of what your looking at/for, take the engine (in bits) to a bike garage for their opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-AM-THOR Posted September 5, 2013 Author Share Posted September 5, 2013 Thanks, I will buy one today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadtorque Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 What makes them think the gasket has gone ???? oil leak, coolant leak, or lose of compression ?? other Start with a new gasket,, it's cheaperWhy buy an engine you don't know anything about,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fro Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 What makes them think the gasket has gone ???? oil leak, coolant leak, or lose of compression ?? other Start with a new gasket,, it's cheaperWhy buy an engine you don't know anything about,,Better the devil you know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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