Big Bore Project Part 2
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Just got my pistons and jugs today, had to do a deck height measurement, (TDC piston/top of cylinder) was using a metal square for a straight edge and kept getting funky numbers .014 on the rear cylinder and .015 on the front, my head guy kept telling me something was wrong, I must have taken 30 measurements a cylinder and nothing changed, stopped and had a beer and decided to try a different straight edge, yep you guessed it my original was wanged out, ended up with .006 and .010 so...... Heads will be done Sunday! Did I mention my ring gap needs set?
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A friend of mine had his crank checked for run-out before sending it to Falicon and it was out. He ended up buying a new SE crank and sending it out instead.
Mine was in tolerance but I went ahead and bought a new SE crank and sent it to Falicon to be welded and balanced. Better safe than sorry with a 113. My 113" is smoother than the stock 96".
Both are '08 FLHX's and they were under 2K miles at the time. He was a lot harder on his bike by doing burnouts and such though.
While you are waiting on the heads, I would check the crank.
Mine was in tolerance but I went ahead and bought a new SE crank and sent it to Falicon to be welded and balanced. Better safe than sorry with a 113. My 113" is smoother than the stock 96".
Both are '08 FLHX's and they were under 2K miles at the time. He was a lot harder on his bike by doing burnouts and such though.
While you are waiting on the heads, I would check the crank.
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Road Warrior
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I know. I know. But since Bean has got rave reviews on the forum and I realistically can't ride here for at least another two to three weeks, I'll be patient.
Waiting...Waiting...Waiting...Waiting...
Then again maybe not patient, but what choice do I have?
Waiting...Waiting...Waiting...Waiting...
Then again maybe not patient, but what choice do I have?
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Road Warrior
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If anyone has an easy way to compress the spring without damaging anything then please let me know. If there is a significant effort involved then I'd rather not take the time or the expense. It's interesting how expensive the Harley spring compressor is versus the automotive stuff.
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Is there a "Part 3" thread? Have I missed something? Still waiting for heads? Have been following this thread and looking forward to the end results! 
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Road Warrior
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Getting the heads back took longer than expected, but I think it will be worth the wait.
