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Don't forget a new cam seal. The foamette style gasket is the way to go for the cam cover. Just make sure you get the correct cam cover gasket. There are subtle differences with a head breather vs a non head breather gasket.
Did some more reading on here and it seems that alot of people have said the cam cover gasket can be changed without having to remove the rocker assembly.
I ordered all the stuff from cycogaskets on the 30th, paid an excessive $20 for GROUND shipping (no choice in shipping) and as of today they're still not here. I should've just gone up to my local harley dealer and bought an OEM gasket and been done already. Definitely won't do business with cycogaskets again.
Did some more reading on here and it seems that alot of people have said the cam cover gasket can be changed without having to remove the rocker assembly.
I ordered all the stuff from cycogaskets on the 30th, paid an excessive $20 for GROUND shipping (no choice in shipping) and as of today they're still not here. I should've just gone up to my local harley dealer and bought an OEM gasket and been done already. Definitely won't do business with cycogaskets again.
Do you have tracking on the order? You realize it's most likely the method of delivery (USPS, UPS, or whomever) vs the shipper right? CYCO Gaskets is not as fast as going to your local dealership but I've never had a quality problem with them. I have had several OEM HD Rocker Box Gaskets fail though. Could be coincidental but still...
Yes I've got tracking on it. Ups ground. It took them a few days just to process my order and them it sat at their facility for a couple more days after the shipping label was created. I understand there's alot of factors that come into play with shipping but to me $20 to ship some little gaskets is alot for ground shipping.
Yes I've got tracking on it. Ups ground. It took them a few days just to process my order and them it sat at their facility for a couple more days after the shipping label was created. I understand there's alot of factors that come into play with shipping but to me $20 to ship some little gaskets is alot for ground shipping.
I think that's unusual for it to sit waiting for pick up but that could be just the times we're in. Did you contact them? Why $20 for a lightweight ground package? Maybe large flat and "Do Not Bend"? Still, was it less money for all those vs getting them from the dealership? I maintain a small used car fleet (family) and sometimes the places I buy from (Rockauto, PartsGeek, Cart Parts.Com) take 2 weeks to get. If it's an emergency then I go local brick and mortar.
No I haven't contacted them mostly because I'm not usually the nicest when I'm fired up. Figured I would wait til it actually showed up.
There was no options for shipping other than the 20 dollar ground via ups. So I paid almost 80 bucks for everything, probably about how much I would've paid from a stealership for the cover gasket and cam seal but oh well.
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