**** I struck oil while drilling out an exhaust stud

[chuck hahn]

Steve is 100% right!! Cant half azzed guess with this situation!!!

[thausen]

oil passage

Wow...man, you guys are a bit hard on a guy arent ya ! Now I want to fix my head with bubble gum ? I drilled and retapped to a 8mm stud and used JB Weld around the threads. 100+ miles today and no weapage. Apparently I hit a res. that is just behind the stud on the right side when facing the motor from the front. I may have to change the head....already found a "new" used one. I may not be a wizard on engines but I will tell ya this....Ive built from the ground up nearly 10 bikes and have actually had a cover bike on a magazine in Fl. I don't really apreciate anyone "hinting" that I am ignorant. I will put my skills against any garage builder.

To those that offered potential fixes prior to removing the head....Thanks.

[chuck hahn]

wasnt implying any ignorrance, but it did come off as you were looking for the easiest answer when you should have already know the obvious..and you were floundering on..how do you guys tap the hole with teh frame in the way thingy..kinda sounds like a green horn college kid to me..Just saying.

[Steve]

Wow...man, you guys are a bit hard on a guy arent ya ! Now I want to fix my head with bubble gum ? ...

Who said anything about "bubble gum"? I never saw it posted anywhere in the thread.

Good luck with the JB Weld.

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[chuck hahn]

I did..post 12 in response to post 11. And just what was to hold the allen screw in place and not come dislodged and work its way into the engine?? All i was getting at was that you can try to bubble gum solution it 100 times or do it right once.

[Steve]

I did..post 12 in response to post 11. ...

Gotcha. I did a search for "bubble" and came up empty.

.

[thausen]

oil passage

Last post on this and then I am considering it done. I am far from a college kid...Im nearly 40 yrs old. Here is how I look at things...I have owned Triumph, Suzuki, Harley, Yamaha and Kawasaki bikes. With each bike, came a new forum I joined. I am a 23 yr veteran of an OEM paint supplier doing tech svc/sales every day. I build bikes as a hobby. My outlook on these forums are that they are a non-biased comunity of guys sharing a common interest and hobby. I do not judge anyone for asking a question or attempting to try something that may have never been done. I actually enjoy it and learn from others experiences. Sometimes I ask questions that may be very "simple" and "obvious" to some. I have found that keeping an open mind allows me to find various routes to an end. I find it very aggrevating when someone tries to make me sound ignorant for at least trying a simple fix first. Why not take what people suggest as just that ....suggestions. Now...Im gonna go chew some gum and put it on my head bolt....THE END

[Geo]

Thausen...Their not tough ,just very passionate.:-)

[chuck hahn]

Let him chew his gum..He has built bikes from the ground up in one post toughting his skills and then he post that its a hobby..whatever.

[Ranger]

Dont mind them, they're just grumpy. Tomorrow is monday afterall

[chuck hahn]

Hows the kidneys bro?? Now THAT will make ya grumpy!!!

[Ranger]

Considering I just got a text from my friends parents where I usually stay saying their family is coming to down this week for their sons wedding and I need to find living arrangments since all their spare stuff is going to their son whos getting married's house... and I didn't sleep last night, and I had a chapter with 110 homework questions for calc AND had to finish my 8 page Philisophy essay AND STILL have to make my observations with the stars tonight for astronomy I'd say really ****ty.

If I could drink myself into a coma right now I honestly would. I don't know what to do anymore, **** just isn't working the way it should for me and the last thing I need is to worry about is a place to live near school that I can afford.

Thank god for pain meds or I'd be really depressed right now.

[chef1366]

If we came off as condesending my apologizes.
I just gave my opinion of a good fix. But we all know that opinions are like..................

[thausen]

opinion

Thanks for your opinion. I appreciate the fact that I get them, that's what I am here for. Hoping that the quick fix does what I need it to..but if not I will pull the head. So far I'm ok.
Todd

[earlfor]

Thanks for your opinion. I appreciate the fact that I get them, that's what I am here for. Hoping that the quick fix does what I need it to..but if not I will pull the head. So far I'm ok.
Todd

JB Weld on the threads should work fine. I think the slow set formulation is stable enough at head temps to provide a decent seal and it will also be trapped in the threads. I don't see a problem. If the cylinder head temp exceeds the 600 deg capability of JB, you have a much more serious problem anyhow. I wouldn't try to "glue" a stud in an oversize hole with JB, but as a thread seal, no problem.

Earl