Tell me something how and the hell did you get a ratchet in there? I couldn't had to use a wrench and how did you install the rocker box housing and get recommended torques? you have a special tool?

 

Rocker assembly, the four big bolts, is easy enough to torque down, the smaller ones and the cover bolts don't need torqueing just do 'em nice and tight but not too tight.

 

I stopped using a torque wrench on rocker bolts after I snapped one off on Dr.Linda's Sporty one day with the torque wrench. I had to pull the head and bring it to a professional to get out. Now I just go by feel. Like Spanners sez: Nice and tight, but not too tight.

 

wheres this online parts book?

 

Here but you won't find real early Evo Big Twin stuff on there.

http://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche.....asp?make=hdmc

 

There are several sites, but I use this one this days, which goes back to the '40s.

 

download it from here http://depositfiles.com/files/nhyy0ei20 click regular download then solve the the question it ask down the page on bottom right click regular download

 

Yea I have had that happen to.believe it or not there was a broken rocker box bolt I just brought the bike no one fixed it I found a washer floating around in the rocker box scratched my head wondering where the hell it came from? now I know, surprised it never got jammed up in the valves.I also had a broken front and back piston ring YIKES glade they never rolled I saved this bike more then once now

 

How heavy are these engines approximately? can they be built off the bike and put back in? I have to remove everything anyway

 

Bl00dy heavy! I vaguely recall around 180 pounds? It will be interesting to see what the answer actually is. It might explain why so many Harley custom builders look like weight lifters - unless they get that shape from doing lots of builds.