Headgasket??

[zxrdave]

Hi all, my bike got really hot at the w/end and pissed coolant out of the breather at the w/end, on to the back tyre un' all.
It had lost most of the coolant out of the radiator so the fan wasnt coming on which made things worse, and if left for a bit it would only run on 3 cylinders but only for 30 seconds or so then it seems to run fine, which makes me think its got to be the headgasket hasnt it?
Can the headgasket be changed without removing the engine completly? I think it can, does anyone know any different. Can anyone help?

[masterofinsanity]

it can yes i've heard of plenty doin it with it in situ but its a lot easier to remove the engine, personally i would take the engine out.

[RedexRobB]

Sounds liek the head gasket alright, when mine went, if you started up after sitting all day it would only fire up on a few cylinders. I assume thats the coolant or oil seeping through the blow and fouling the plug.

[RstredS]

nah tahts most probably head gasket, mine was the same. Could try red cap first, and check thermostat, but sounds like heag gasket.

take the engine out, is a piece of piss.

[Rob-ZX4R]

it can yes i've heard of plenty doin it with it in situ but its a lot easier to remove the engine, personally i would take the engine out.

I managed to do my head gasket with the engine in piece of piss. But then I'm lazy and just coudn't be arsed to get the engine out.

[deviant]

yeah, when pidcocks changed my cam followers/camshaft, they said they could either drop the engine out or take the head off to do it. with hindsight I think it would have been better if i'd got them to take the head off.

[RstredS]

engien out is piss. 4 bolts, wow!

[mike-h]

How did it start? My engine is running a little hot and I am thinking that I am on the same course to blow the head gasket?