Re: [ST] 955 motor

["Jim HIGGINS" <buellrydr1@xxxxxxx>]

Probably from my friends who are all long time Trump owners.Jim.


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>On 3/24/06, buellrydr1@xxxxxxx <buellrydr1@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I had heard that some early Sprints had valve seal issues.Mine was one 
>and used lots of oil.I changed out the head for one I had had ported,with 
>new valve job and seals,seems to have done the trick.I would find out the 
>exact problem before getting carried away.Doing head swap was not bad.Had 
>the valves adjusted on the bench before putting head on.Good luck,Jim.
>
>Jim,
>Where did you hear this?
>
>The only problem I have with my ST (1999, 41K) is that is uses more
>oil than I would like. I think I use about 1.5-2 quarts per 6K miles.
>This
>http://www.rgalea.com/bikes/st/reliability.html
>does suggest it got better after 99.
>
>I believe the service limit is 1 quart per 1K miles and the bike runs
>fine. However I did not expect this with a modern engine. I have often
>wondered what it would cost to replace the valve seals and how hard
>the job would be.
>Rupert
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