Which manual are you using? Factory?

 

COOOL..Love old oily pictures blow by blow coming apart and someone with the ***** to do it himself...Is there a way to truly check the big end rod bearings with out it being apart?

 

Manual is old factory one falling apart I might add,good thing pages are numbered. LOL

As for the big end,I will just rotate and feel for smoothness, check for excess play. NOT splitting the cases unless I need to. Only 40k on it,should be fine.

 

 

Here's the first snag, LOL, I can't find a 1/4" ,12 point socket ,1/4" drive anywhere to remove the torque bolts on the tappet blocks . Could only get some off with a box wrench .
Will need socket to torque it down anyway. I'll find one somewhere eventually...

 

My head gaskets that came in the kit are .045, but I'll probably end up getting some .030s according to the reading I've been doing. I'll verify by measuring the squish as described in the other thread.

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/evo-c...l#post14571383

My bike always pinged on regular, and even with premium running anything but a super mild advance curve. Targetting a better squish should yield a better burn and make it more ping resistant.

 

Sears, was like $5.
Tom

 

Wouldn't higher compression cause more pinging?

 

That's what I thought too, but everything I read about setting the squish (quench) correctly to get a better burn, says that one of the major benefits is reducing detonation.

Guess we'll find out.

 

If you get stuck on something , here is a very good video that I found on YouTube.