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LT500R Quadracer => LT500R - Engine => Topic started by: 1987523 on January 24, 2016, 01:40:12 pm

Title: Re: blown head gasket; blowing coolant out overflow hose from reservoir.
Post by: El Diablo on January 27, 2016, 11:03:48 pm: Quote from: 1987523 on January 27, 2016, 10:35:47 am
Does that you mean you live between El Centro and Gordon's? I am trying to go out there for president's day the fifteenth.

No, the other way. I'm in Yuma, AZ.
Title: Re: blown head gasket; blowing coolant out overflow hose from reservoir.
Post by: 1987523 on January 27, 2016, 10:35:47 am: Does that you mean you live between El Centro and Gordon's? I am trying to go out there for president's day the fifteenth.
Title: Re: blown head gasket; blowing coolant out overflow hose from reservoir.
Post by: El Diablo on January 27, 2016, 12:01:31 am: Quote from: 1987523 on January 24, 2016, 06:36:17 pm
I was considering that, thanks for the advice. Any of you guys go to Gordon's Well ?

That's about 15 minutes from my house. 17 minutes if Highway patrol is behind me.
Title: Re: blown head gasket; blowing coolant out overflow hose from reservoir.
Post by: MotorGeek - Jerry Hall on January 25, 2016, 09:19:24 am: Quote from: 1987523 on January 24, 2016, 06:36:17 pm
I was considering that, thanks for the advice. Any of you guys go to Gordon's Well ?

Don't waste anymore time or money trying to make a copper head gasket work. The success rate odds are not very high for the copper gaskets and big studs. The rubber type o-ring type head gasket is a no-brainer
Title: Re: blown head gasket; blowing coolant out overflow hose from reservoir.
Post by: 1987523 on January 24, 2016, 06:36:17 pm: I was considering that, thanks for the advice. Any of you guys go to Gordon's Well ?
Title: Re: blown head gasket; blowing coolant out overflow hose from reservoir.
Post by: LT500Kid on January 24, 2016, 06:20:40 pm: Ditch the upper motor mounts that attach the head to frame. That will help as well.
Title: Re: blown head gasket; blowing coolant out overflow hose from reservoir.
Post by: 1987523 on January 24, 2016, 02:54:22 pm: Yeah, forgot to mention it does have the after market larger head studs.
Title: Re: blown head gasket; blowing coolant out overflow hose from reservoir.
Post by: Rainman56 on January 24, 2016, 02:27:01 pm: 87 are known to have headgasket issues due to 1 less stud...Not positive but think getting the head O-ringed is your best bet from what others have said.I,m sure they will chime in.
Title: blown head gasket; blowing coolant out overflow hose from reservoir.
Post by: 1987523 on January 24, 2016, 01:40:12 pm: I have a 1987 500, bored 80 over, milled head,39 Keihin,bills pipe and silencer.Ordered and received a copper head gasket, says it good up to 89.5mm. After reading posts, having second thoughts about using it.