Blowing a gasket

Here's a cool picture of a blown head gasket on my recently rebuilt Harley Sportster. A reminder to you all: remember to re-torque those head bolts after getting new cylinders and pistons, regardless of what your mechanic tells you ; )
So I'm now in the process of replacing this gasket and fixing some other things that appear to be, er... mis-done. Though I've never done this before, I'm guessing that I'll do a better job than the local Harley Dealer.
I'll keep you posted. A little value-add supsense for the many readers of my blog (hi mom!).

Comments

hi! my name is marti and while i was driving my 93 toyota 4runner 6cyl 4wheel dr.the car got hot and i got out and started pushing the car of the rod.we found out we had a blowing head gasket.the price to fix it will run about $1500 says the service tech.at the toyota place. would it be possible to use some liquid cure to fix the problem or not.i'm afraid to spend tha kind of money on a 10yr.old car.if it was u what would u do? i read that a guy is on his 3rd head gasket job,i don't want to waste the money. your comments,please? thanks:martial n.