Header touching engine..?
03-09-2007, 10:10 AM
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Header touching engine..?
Here's a complete new-to-hawk question. Since I bought my bike in the fall, didn't have much time to ride her, or get really familiar with it.
I recently took my D&D's apart, and when I put them back on the bike, no matter what angle i tweak them too, the header pipe touches the engine at the horizontal portion. What is the clearance in this area supposed to be? I seem to remember it being really tight before i started, but never checked if it was actually touching..
Can I just jam a piece of heat insulation down between the two and call it a day? Is it really a problem? Thoughts?
I recently took my D&D's apart, and when I put them back on the bike, no matter what angle i tweak them too, the header pipe touches the engine at the horizontal portion. What is the clearance in this area supposed to be? I seem to remember it being really tight before i started, but never checked if it was actually touching..
Can I just jam a piece of heat insulation down between the two and call it a day? Is it really a problem? Thoughts?
03-09-2007, 10:39 AM
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Any chance you didn't replace one of the seals on the cyclinder/header mating surface causing it to shift up ever so slightly? (I don't imagine they'd have fallen out when the pipe was off.)
(I hope this isn't common realignment issue as mine is off right now going to Jet Hot!!!)
J.
(I hope this isn't common realignment issue as mine is off right now going to Jet Hot!!!)
J.
03-09-2007, 01:22 PM
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Yeah Rossi, I'm with you, i think i will just get some fireproof something-or-other and wedge it between the two, more for vibration than heat. maybe after I run it for a while with the piece jammed in I will be able to remove it and have my 5 mils. Thanks guys 
03-13-2007, 04:47 PM
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