My Tiger Did A Wee On The Floor

The other morning I found a puddle of coolant under my bike and though nothing much of it. The engine is running fairly well so I figured it was just a bit of overflow from the expansion tank and topped up.

I had in mind to check it out today and thought I'd just need to drain and fill with a fresh coolant/water mix. However, I saw that puddle again and an pretty obvious leak which I traced up to the head.

Gutted. I don't want to spend hundreds on this bike because I only bought it as a winter hack. The gasket kit alone is €230!

So, I'd just like a bit of advice please on how difficult it is to remove the engine. I plan to take it to my friendly mechanic for repair and in doing so should save me a few quid because it saves him a bit of time. Also means I don't worry about him bashing the tank about, connecting the wrong cables, trapping hoses, losing the odd screw/bolt etc.

I would like to keep hold of this old boiler, especially as it's done such low mileage. I reckon I could get a good few years out of it if I get it sorted.

 

I probably do need a bit more time to consider the options. I'm OK with most simple servicing tasks but I don't think I fully understand engine timing. Seeing a photo earlier where a couple of camshafts had been taken off (I assume my engine has twin cams) I got a bit nervous about the thought of doing that myself.

Just reading through the Triumph manual now but another problem I have is not having the space to work and my neighbours already disapprove of me stripping my bikes down outside the apartment block.

I'll figure it out tomorrow. Thanks for the replies

 

Thanks Fourbears. How did you reseal the cylinder liners? I thought these were super-tightly pressed in to the chambers or have I got it completely wrong? Just read through the manual and I reckon I could do it if all the non-reusable parts are in the head gasket set.

 

Being as i needed to brush the snow off my car this morning, I'm not too disappointed about not using the bike today.

The combination of tightening the head bolts down a bit and chucking some radweld or pepper in is definitely most likely to help as a short-term bodge, thanks for the suggestions.