my fxdls se 117 install step by step
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From: Northstreet, michigan
Exactly!!! You don't have to be a mechanic to do this, you're just replacing parts. It'd be different if there were diagnostics to perform, but yes I really hope others do this install.
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Just expressing my gratitude for your awesome post Nick. Documenting the effort as you did gives solid idea of the amount of work involved. I have my eye on doing a big bore kit. Now I can plan accordingly or maybe I will head over Zippers in MD and have them do one of theirs.
Huge thanks again!
Huge thanks again!
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anyway I rode for 2 hours after work yesterday, came home with a 95.8 temperature and 100 miles. Still runnin strong. Now that I've put some miles on it I'm takin the rpms up a little further (around 3k) and auto tune is working out. Minimal decel popping in the learned rpm range, and you can just feel how bad this bike wants to go. As far as the temperature goes, don't give me ****, I've always ridden in the cold, and never had that happen before. Guess I gotta be careful.
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Im not sure how old this thread is, but this is excellent, and am getting ready to do this. On the spacers for the cam gears, did you need any spacers or did you have to order a cam spacer kit/pack? Also, my 117 kit is on the way. Did you have to get extra o rings for all the items shown?
have a good one
naz
have a good one
naz
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From: Alberta
MLS gasket were a failure on the 110's . The product improvement campaign that had dealers replacing gaskets and replacing hundreds of cylinder heads was to get all of those gaskets out of those engines and replace them with a normal production gasket , which are still being used.
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Im not sure how old this thread is, but this is excellent, and am getting ready to do this. On the spacers for the cam gears, did you need any spacers or did you have to order a cam spacer kit/pack? Also, my 117 kit is on the way. Did you have to get extra o rings for all the items shown?
have a good one
naz
have a good one
naz
No, no oil leaks yet. I have almost 20k on it and 17k on the 117.
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You must be thinking of the early years of 110 production vehicles which initially were built with multi layer steel head gaskets.
MLS gasket were a failure on the 110's . The product improvement campaign that had dealers replacing gaskets and replacing hundreds of cylinder heads was to get all of those gaskets out of those engines and replace them with a normal production gasket , which are still being used.
MLS gasket were a failure on the 110's . The product improvement campaign that had dealers replacing gaskets and replacing hundreds of cylinder heads was to get all of those gaskets out of those engines and replace them with a normal production gasket , which are still being used.
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From: Northstreet, michigan
Im not sure how old this thread is, but this is excellent, and am getting ready to do this. On the spacers for the cam gears, did you need any spacers or did you have to order a cam spacer kit/pack? Also, my 117 kit is on the way. Did you have to get extra o rings for all the items shown?
have a good one
naz
have a good one
naz