HarleyTechTalk

Quote from: rigidthumper on Today at 05:33:04 AMGetting a license may be less of a pain?
If they have the VCI that is married to that bike, it can be made to work. Is it the SE Pro Supertuner, or the SE Street Tuner?
You can go into file manager, and edit the last update time, to over ride the "check for updates".

Hey Thanks again, that worked. The software is a 2017 version so I think it was before the epa changes. I'll let you know if I get the bike, again thanks

Quote from: rigidthumper on Today at 07:48:48 AMIf not, I have a working copy of the software- you're welcome to pop by with the VCI/bike/laptop & we can get you going.

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.

Quote from: SP33DY on Today at 08:00:26 AMI tried a few things that didn't work!

 Now when I get an Evo cylinder with baked on gaskets, I use a mandrel to hold the cylinder in the lathe and carefully skim it off. Often when I do this I find out that the base is no longer flat. There are areas that didn't "clean-up" once the gasket is mostly gone. It usually only takes a skim of a few thousandths of an inch to restore the whole base to flat. It's faster to do it this way than with the old Trock lapping plate. Going back together, I like to install oil drain pigtails (V-Twin 16-0912). To tap the drain hole I use a spiral flute "drill tap" (McMaster Carr 3464A21 or 2748A47). The drill tap is a close fit in the hole so the tapping operation is straight.

drill tap 1

drill tap 2

Exactly how I did it after a few days of wrestling with plastic razor blade scrapers and carb cleaner, it went on the lathe.

Quote from: CraigArizona85248 on Yesterday at 08:22:58 PMBoth sets have small cracks in the return oil gallies that allow oil to just sleep through to the outside of the heads. I decided they just aren't worth sinking more money into them.

Depending on where the crack is, sometimes it can be an easy fix. If it is leaking by tke long straight hole you can drill it and insert a piece of tubing with a little bit of epoxy. If it's leaking where the long diagonal hole meets the short vertical hole, it gets more complicated and usually involves grinding and welding and re-drilling.

You can buy the components and use them in your cases...

I tried a few things that didn't work!

 Now when I get an Evo cylinder with baked on gaskets, I use a mandrel to hold the cylinder in the lathe and carefully skim it off. Often when I do this I find out that the base is no longer flat. There are areas that didn't "clean-up" once the gasket is mostly gone. It usually only takes a skim of a few thousandths of an inch to restore the whole base to flat. It's faster to do it this way than with the old Trock lapping plate. Going back together, I like to install oil drain pigtails (V-Twin 16-0912). To tap the drain hole I use a spiral flute "drill tap" (McMaster Carr 3464A21 or 2748A47). The drill tap is a close fit in the hole so the tapping operation is straight.

drill tap 1

drill tap 2

If not, I have a working copy of the software- you're welcome to pop by with the VCI/bike/laptop & we can get you going.

Sometimes you can soak them in Knock'er Loose and then scrape with a plastic blade.
Sometimes it's easy, sometimes you wanna buy a lathe so you can machine that stuff off  .
(I bought the lathe)

Quote from: rigidthumper on Today at 05:33:04 AMGetting a license may be less of a pain?
If they have the VCI that is married to that bike, it can be made to work. Is it the SE Pro Supertuner, or the SE Street Tuner?
You can go into file manager, and edit the last update time, to over ride the "check for updates".

Yes it's the SEProST that is married to the bike when he bought it new. I'll try what you suggested and see if my software will work. I haven't bought the bike yet so have some time to see if I should just plan on budgeting for a tune license. Thanks

Has anyone got a magic formula for a liquid that can dissolve this base gasket besides harsh mechanical removal with the risk of damaging the cylinder base gasket surface?