Blown Head Gasket (one year old bike)

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Re: Blown Head Gasket (one year old bike)

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Sorry its been so long for me to get back to the forum. I wrote in my last post to you all that I would let you know what happened with my submission to Honda for the machining defect in the water jacket behind the intake valve. It took a long time and a few phone calls to the dealer. The dealer said he would call back with the results but never did.

The bottom line is Honda declined my request for consideration because I did the repair myself.
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Re: Blown Head Gasket (one year old bike)

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There are very few, if any, defects that Honda will acknowledge. We had a problem with several clutch bearings being defective on our 2013 pcx. The dealer contacted Honda, and even though this same problem was showing up in numbers, Honda did nothing about it and would no pay for the repairs. Several of the forum members had the same problem and ended up purchasing the assembly that already had the bearings pressed in rather than tear down the unit. Ll you can do is fix the problem and ride. Honda could care less.
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Re: Blown Head Gasket (one year old bike)

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Mel46 wrote:There are very few, if any, defects that Honda / Yamaha / Suzuki / Kawasaki / BMW / Ford / General Motors / Chrysler / Royal Enfield / Tesla / Volkswagen / Huffy will acknowledge. Honda / Yamaha / Suzuki / Kawasaki / BMW / Ford / General Motors / Chrysler / Royal Enfield / Tesla / Volkswagen / Huffy could care less.
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Re: Blown Head Gasket (one year old bike)

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So true! So true!
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Red 2013 Honda PCX150

Givi tall windshield & tailbox - Lots of extra lights
Custom seat from Thailand - Bad Boy Airhorn
Takegawa Lowering Shocks - Michelin City Grip Tires
Headlight assy upgraded to LEDs w/HS5 main bulbs
NCY variator, drive face, and rollers
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Re: Blown Head Gasket (one year old bike)

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Sorry--it's _couldn't_ care less, if in other words you mean they don't give a d**n. And, yes, I agree with that sentiment in most instances.
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