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is this it?
10/15/10 at 20:17:13

So I have an oil leak and after some searching on here, I think I got the right part. It's a small rubber plug about an inch and a half in diameter. However, after lookin a bit more on here, I saw that there is something else that may cause this. And I'd prefer to not have to pull things apart twice if the part I have isn't the fix. So what is the other probable cause? the oil seems like its seeping out where the head connects to the bottom half of the motor. Bear with me, I'm motorcycle stupid.

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28890 L.A. California Gender:	Re: is this it? Reply #1 - 10/15/10 at 20:38:00 b1, it does help to have multiple topics for the same problem. believe it or not, I can't remember (dam what was that song) what the original problem is, if there's no link.
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B1-66er Full Member Offline I've been everything you want to be. Posts: 124 Eastern Ohio Gender:	Re: is this it? Reply #2 - 10/15/10 at 20:45:04 I never made a thread about it
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28890 L.A. California Gender:	Re: is this it? Reply #3 - 10/15/10 at 20:50:11 sorry my mistake, you and kris just about talking about the same thing. head plug shown in his topic. is the leak between the head and cylinder or cylinder and case?
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B1-66er Full Member Offline I've been everything you want to be. Posts: 124 Eastern Ohio Gender:	Re: is this it? Reply #4 - 10/15/10 at 21:06:44 It seems like it's coming from where the two halves meet. Right side of motor at the front, very close to the cooling channel(don't know proper name, Haha). The bike is an 88, if that matters
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Boofer Serious Thumper Offline Nearly too old. Posts: 1760 N Ms Gender:	Re: is this it? Reply #5 - 10/15/10 at 21:51:56 66er, My 2001 was seeping oil when I bought it. Not wanting to tear it down, I tried the easiest fix first. I tightened the cylinder head to cylinder nuts at the front and rear of the jug. They were way loose, and the seep stopped. Two minute job. Couldn't hurt. Like Verslagen asked, is it between the case and jug or the head and jug?
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B1-66er Full Member Offline I've been everything you want to be. Posts: 124 Eastern Ohio Gender:	Re: is this it? Reply #6 - 10/16/10 at 06:30:35 I don't know what that question means
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Reply #7 - 10/16/10 at 07:59:46

For info,.....
You have 3 major parts to the motor,....
1- The "Block".....or case which is the bottom end...crankshaft, tranny,
2- the "jug"....which is the "cylinder" w/ the cooling fins on it
3- The "cylinder Head",....which bolts to the Jug....or cylinder

Now, the question asked if it is leaking between the cylinder head
and the jug,....or between the jug and the bottom end...or block.

B1-66er wrote on 10/16/10 at 06:30:35:

I don't know what that question means

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B1-66er Full Member Offline I've been everything you want to be. Posts: 124 Eastern Ohio Gender:	Re: is this it? Reply #8 - 10/16/10 at 08:06:56 Between the head and jug
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Reply #9 - 10/16/10 at 09:29:21

Sounds like the same leak everyone gets sooner or later. Personally, on mine, it's not too bad--I just clean up the fins once a week or so and check oil level. I have neither the money nor the ambition to tear it down to fix such a tiny thing. If I ever get rich and have it in for that "engine overhaul", I'll make sure they seal that plug then.

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Reply #10 - 10/16/10 at 10:27:21

B1-66er wrote on 10/16/10 at 06:30:35:

I don't know what that question means

Sorry, 66er. If you get a Clymer manual, the pics will help a lot. Also, I use microfiche on Bike Bandit.com to see how things come apart and, more importantly, go back together. I'm doing like Drums and using degreaser to keep a teardown at bay. Didn't mean to be a smart Alec. Look at the front and rear of your cooling fins. There is a nut on each. Use an open end wrench to just "tug" on them. These hold the head to the cylinder. Don't overdo it. It really helped mine for a year or so. Good luck.

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B1-66er Full Member Offline I've been everything you want to be. Posts: 124 Eastern Ohio Gender:	Re: is this it? Reply #11 - 10/16/10 at 10:55:40 Clymer manual is on its way. Mine doesn't leak terribly either, but I'm gonna be tearing it apart over the winter anyway. It needs to be bobbed, Haha.
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B1-66er Full Member Offline I've been everything you want to be. Posts: 124 Eastern Ohio Gender:	Re: is this it? Reply #12 - 10/16/10 at 12:57:13 Well I just took it out for a bit and looked. The oil is ending up on the two fins directly above where the head meets the jug. And there may be a tiny but coming from where the two meet
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ralfyguy Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 932	Re: is this it? Reply #13 - 10/16/10 at 13:16:39 What I did when I had that problem, I took the front nut off and put Blue Loctite on the stud and put the nut back on. It's been dry since two years now.
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B1-66er Full Member Offline I've been everything you want to be. Posts: 124 Eastern Ohio Gender:	Re: is this it? Reply #14 - 10/16/10 at 13:40:27 Your oil ended up in the same place?
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