Bert: I expected either a valve issue or rings. Maybe even a holed piston. Already tore the head down, valves inspected and good, springs' free length in spec, and will replace the stem seals when they arrive. Probably ok, but WTF as long as I've gone this far I may as well replace them. Piston's got some heavy coking, though the valve cavity actually looks pretty good. Did a leak check of the valves before disassembly and no leaky. Still gonna clean things up a bit. The barrel looks very good, with all the cross-hatching still showing nicely. No gouges or scratches. Compression apparently is not the problem.
Narada: Push Rods, rockers good. No socket in the head pipe. All the wiring is good. And my TP rolls are way to big for the air box. I'm a good little consumer and buy the biggest rolls I can get.
GHG: Plug is good. Tight as necessary. Hope you're still alive and kickin' by the time this is posted.
Wild Bill: Head gasket and valves good.
Mad4Bullets: Thx for the well wishes. Electrical not an issue. Aller ist gut!
Portisheadric: Push Rods are fine, were installed correctly, and still have a mirror polish.
9Fingers: No mice, nests, or poop in the intake system. First thing I checked was the filter on my ACE can.
When changing the silencer to a long reverse meg, I USED TOO MUCH SEALANT![/size]The back pressure was a bit much, ya think? [/size]