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Unless ducati comes out with a great replacement to the ST, I am thinking I may have this bike for a long time. If that happens there will come a time when parts get scarce. To prepare for this eventuality, I am thinking about getting a spare engine for my 2003 ST4s.
Actually the idea started with my most recent valve adjustment, when wrestling with replacing a bad rocker I thought how nice it would be to have fully adjusted heads ready to swap in every 6000 mi. Then I could readjust the valves on the bench at my leisure between servicings. It was a small step to thinking about having a whole engine ready for the day something more serious needs work on the bottom end.
Anyway, does anyone have a resource or know which 996 engines are interchangeable with mine? I saw some 2000 996 heads on ebay and they looked different than mine...
Actually the idea started with my most recent valve adjustment, when wrestling with replacing a bad rocker I thought how nice it would be to have fully adjusted heads ready to swap in every 6000 mi. Then I could readjust the valves on the bench at my leisure between servicings. It was a small step to thinking about having a whole engine ready for the day something more serious needs work on the bottom end.
Anyway, does anyone have a resource or know which 996 engines are interchangeable with mine? I saw some 2000 996 heads on ebay and they looked different than mine...