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climb_eng · 02-06-2008

Last night I was pulling the cylinder head off of my 1995 Vulcan 500 (I've got coolant in my oil!). As I was hammering on the head to break the gasket, the cylinder gasket separated (the one that connects the cylinder to the crankcase).

I have the head off now, i'm wondering if it's a good idea to replace my cylinder gasket as well, or should I just replace the head gasket, tighten everything back together and proceed as normal.

Also, my coolant looked very clean, it's just the oil is all chocolate-malty and foamy, plus I'm losing coolant as I ride. What other paths are there for coolant to get into the oil besides the cylinder head gasket?

02-06-2008	#1 (permalink)
climb_eng Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2	1995 EN500 Cylinder Gasket - Replace? Last night I was pulling the cylinder head off of my 1995 Vulcan 500 (I've got coolant in my oil!). As I was hammering on the head to break the gasket, the cylinder gasket separated (the one that connects the cylinder to the crankcase). I have the head off now, i'm wondering if it's a good idea to replace my cylinder gasket as well, or should I just replace the head gasket, tighten everything back together and proceed as normal. Also, my coolant looked very clean, it's just the oil is all chocolate-malty and foamy, plus I'm losing coolant as I ride. What other paths are there for coolant to get into the oil besides the cylinder head gasket?