Subject: Re: Oil Leak
Author: PEHA-@aol.com
Date: Apr 25, 2003, 11:42 AM
Post ID: 1712757055
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In a message dated 4/25/2003 9:34:56 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
plsch-@aol.com writes:
| oil leaking, coming out from end of one of the fins just above the plug. |
Did you recently torque your heads? This oil leak is usually a symptom of a
failed seal where there is a plug for the top center headbolt. The older
bikes have an aluminum crush washer which is usually pretty reliable. The
newer bikes use a rubber o-ring which is great until it gets really hot and
hard and loses its resiliency.
Patrick
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Did you recently torque your heads? This oil leak is usually a symptom of a failed seal where there is a plug for the top center headbolt. The older bikes have an aluminum crush washer which is usually pretty reliable. The newer bikes use a rubber o-ring which is great until it gets really hot and hard and loses its resiliency.<BR>
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Patrick</FONT></HTML>
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