Independence weekend update

I got as far as the timing bits over the holiday weekend. I made time in between drinking. I don't have a water pump yet, but I will before putting it all back together.

I have a full gasket and timing kit right now, so off come the valve covers and cylinder heads. It is a shame to need to do this, as the engine was really smooth. But she leaks oil from the cylinder head gaskets, so forward I go. My manual seems easy enough to follow so far, nothing out of the ordinary from a V-engine. It is a bit cramped on the valve covers to the fenders, so I see how pulling the engine would make it all easier. Alas, I have no room to do the work, nor a lift and stand...

Until next time! Same Soob time, same Soob channel!

Well, I do need a cage for the two days a year that I do not ride my motorbike to work. It is an '07 with 20k miles. At that rate, I will pass up this 237k Soob in a few more years

I got the wrong water pump, probably because I do not know the year of the engine... I am about to work on removing the heads this weekend so I can clean get the gaskets back on. Been a while since I have done timing work, so I am trying to not move the valvetrain at all... I just hope that it passes Texas emissions after all the work is done.