Head gasket oil leak.


daves79x
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Re: Head gasket oil leak.

Post by daves79x »

No, to the left is a dowell. That might have been miss-shaped or corroded and not allowing the head to seat tightly there.

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Re: Head gasket oil leak.

Post by patzx12 »

How many miles a year does your bike do?
Do you take long trips (500 miles +).
It is an old bike, one option is to just ride it and clean off the oil with WD40 after a ride.

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