To get a little perspective , what was your average speed and any head or tail wind? Thanks
No wind of any sort to speak of...mixture of two lane at about 60 and Interstate about 75/80. About 60/40 mix of Interstate/two lane. Previous to the flash it would have been around 46mpg or so. I've also got a CB Ultra Tour Dome shield. It was almost all the way down...about an inch and a half from full down.
After almost 2 years procrastination, I finally installed Rich's oversize O-ring on the cam position sensor. While I was in there, I also torqued the exhaust header nuts (all were loose), replaced the engine coolant, fixed my Rostra CC, adjusted my manual cam chain tensioner (didn't really need it) and removed all the sludge accumulated from years of oil weeping out of the cam position sensor.
Was surprised that after 6 years and almost 70,000 miles the coolant looked relatively clean and clear.
After 6 years you finally did your first coolant change?
You with the coolant and Max with the brake/clutch fluid.
I haven't touched my coolant either.... 5 years now. I did check the level, however.
Judging by how it looked after 6 years, I probably won't do mine again for another 6 years. The book also says change your spark plugs every 7500 miles, not doing that either.Me either. I've got 40,000 miles on my original plugs, and don't plan on changing them anytime soon.
Yeah, of all the change/replace/adjust intervals, the one for the spark plugs is beyond totally ridiculously crazy. Quality plugs in modern vehicles are now usually rated for 100,000 miles or something like that.
My concern would be the plugs seizing in the threads. When mine come out anti sieze is going on em.Believe I read somewhere not to use anti seize on alloy heads. Can't remember where, though. Anyone here chime in of the WHY NOT reasoning? Something to do with causing the steel based plugs to seize in the threads, I think.
Judging by how it looked after 6 years, I probably won't do mine again for another 6 years. The book also says change your spark plugs every 7500 miles, not doing that either.
Tomp, from what I've been reading, it depends on the plug. Some plug threads are now nickel plated to eliminate the steel-aluminum seizing issues. Two problems from using anti-seize is getting it on the business end of the plug and over-tightening. Not sure if this applies to our plugs but the box they come in should state not to use anti-seize if the threads are plated.Thanks. I do now remember the statement that anti seize can allow the plug to be more easily overtightened, and potentially stripping the threads in the head.