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Old 01-07-2018, 02:42 PM   #1
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Leakin oil from cam chain?

Notice oil coming out very slowly on cam chain adjuster bracket. Does not leak while parked. Maybe gasket is bad?
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Old 01-07-2018, 02:56 PM   #2
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Sounds like it. Did you do the extenders recently ?
 
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Old 01-07-2018, 03:40 PM   #3
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No never messed with extenders but im still thinking bad gasket
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Old 01-07-2018, 06:33 PM   #4
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Did you try checking to see if the bolts are tight ?
 
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Old 01-08-2018, 03:54 AM   #5
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Probably loose bolts, or gasket leakage.....
Clean around the area after tightening the bolts ans see if the oil wicks past the gasket or bolt heads....
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Old 01-08-2018, 08:37 AM   #6
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Yes bolts were all tight, I will clean it up and start it up at idle And watch for where it's coming from.
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Old 01-08-2018, 11:31 AM   #7
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My 1600 leaked a small amount like that when I got it from the original owner. Wasn't bad so I just kept it washed off until I finally did the cam chain adjuster replacement. At that time I noticed that one of the "O" rings was too large and had folded over itself during assembly and was leaking oil. Bike was low mileage when I bought it and had never had anything done except tires and oil changes, so it must have come from the factory that way. I guess someone grabbled the wrong size "O" ring while building the engine. I put the correct size in and no more oil leak.
 
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