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Resetting the head in the proper position after removal

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Old Apr 27, 2026 | 11:25 PM
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can I loosen a head on a 99 twin cam to seal up the intake leak on a Magneti Marelli efi after having work done and I'm coming to realize that I don't think they got the head set in the proper position after countless attempts with different flanges, seals, multiple times from S&S to James etc....I'm getting desperate here, I've been working on this with any spare time, loosing sleep and my sanity here!@? It seems to line up fine with the rear cylinder but cannot for the life of me get this thing quite centered and squared up with the front cylinder mainly (the one that just been worked on) and I've never had a problem at all with that Magneti marelli believe it or not, until now after it was removed for my bent valve, cam bearing, cam repair. Any advice would help and no I'm not taking back to the shop it's to far and I have other issues with their services unfortunately
 
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You should start another thread in the Twin Cam engine sub forum. This is the Live Wire electric bike sub forum, and it will not get much traffic for your issue.
 
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@Biker4life#1 I have moved this thread to the Twin Cam Motors section as you will get better responses in this section (was in the Livewire section)
 
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After his initial post, he posted in the Shovelhead section, then...

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