Verslsgen is a good place to start!

You can easily find him on this site.

Pretty sure Dave is just talking about the nut up inside the cavity below the exhaust port.
Same as mine here:
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1455464250/7#7

Not sure about loosening that other nut.

Well, that's a little disheartening.

I don't have a wrench that reads torque.

In fact, I don't know what the heck to do at this point. I'm definitely not taking off the cover.

So, ...  
****!

I have Tools, and tons of them, but all the tools will do is make it possible wscrew stuff up, UNLESS I Also have
Information.
You Must Have a maintenance manual.
There is a link to one, or buy a hard copy,but they are pricey.

The mileage is pushing time to look at the cam chain.
That usually wrecks the engine if it gets away.

Unless you Know what you're doing, don't just start taking stuff apart.
Know before you lay tools on it what you're taking apart.
Know how many bolts/nuts hold it together.
Since the bolts are various lengths on the head cover, draw an outline o n cardboard, put an X where each bolt goes, slice them, poke bolts in.
No
Puzzle to assemble.

Same thing with the side covers.
They have oil sealing washers in a few places.

For new mechanics..

When removing something that is held on by a bunch of skinny little bolts that a 10mm socket fits and suddenly you need a Much Bigger Socket, you May have just stopped working on what you originally had in mind.

Hang on, go slow,

Here's a link to the torque specs list. http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1098848534 Interestingly, it's the same list I used with my ill-fated sprocket bolts.

It looks like a reputable beam wrench is gonna cost about 20 bucks. http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=torque+wrench+3%2F8&_sop=12&_osacat=0&_f...

Of course... You can go a little cheaper... but...

In case you can't already tell, I'm considered the village idiot around here, so my advice unqualified is... well... unqualified.  


But... Don't worry... Be happy...   You got this. You may still be able to fix this before it runs into serious money. Waiting a few days for a 20 dollar wrench is not the end of the world. Just take a look at what I've been through.   http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1468203484/0 That doesn't include the tire change fiasco. http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1460257986/0

Just don't let your guard down... Remember Murphy's Law? 

Well... This morning... I look at your threads.... and its actually a little funny that you start taking off the head in order to try to fix an oil leak.

I think this is one time when trying to decipher the book made you screw up. Take a look at where that nut is... It's below the valve cover gasket. What does that tell you? What is it most likely to be holding down? --The head.

That's like relying on a bad torque wrench to tell you when to stop tightening. It never clicks (clicker type), and you go till you wring it off. (well, strip it out anyway ) It's not necessarily because you're dumb... It's because you were relying on the torque wrench too much, and it let you down. You were relying on the chart to tell you what went where and not actually looking at the bike in front of you and figuring it out naturally. It's a trap. Mind your intuition. If something seems off or concerning... stop and think about it. Don't get impatient and keep plowing throw the mire.

Now, there is some talk that you might not have a book... You were just using a visual you got online. With that in mind, you probably could have used a book.You would have had more information you could have used it to figure out where the headbolts were... possibly....??? --and avoided them.... Personally, I lately have not managed to find my Clymer book... It's somewhere. And I'm in the process of putting the whole engine back in the bike!!! and the rear wheel/shocks/belt (chain conversion) drive too!!! I've almost got it stripped to the frame except for the front end and trim. I not only don't have the book handy, I have to find all my bolts. Crazy, ain't it?

When you got SuzukiSavage.com, who needs a book!?   (Just kidding... you are supposed to have a book. Don't you know you gotta have a book!!!! :cough: must...please...mighty...elders :cough: )

The clymer book is sometimes wrong, though.

Back to the other funny part...   Why were you removing stuff? You can sometimes fix leaks by simply tightening things. Were you trying to remove the valve covers in order to do the head plug repair? Valve cover gasket??? Just taking it apart to see what's going on???   Again, notice where the gasket is in relation to those nuts. Also... notice that there was no oil around the nut you removed... very dry.... It probably ain't leakin' from there.

I take it that you may have been looking for the leaky nut syndrome or something similar??? Look at this...http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1455464250/7#7 Now those nuts are confusing too. Before I knew better, I wondered if those things were head bolts or something. If you'll read down in the replies, I had a similar situation with mine. Drove it for a while with the nut completely gone. Just went to the dealership...They gave me a replacement... borrowed a wrench and put that little sucker on myself right there.

Those are the nuts that leak.

But... Don't feel bad... You still got this. Just don't screw up anymore.

I'm in WI and have moderate skills and some tools but I'm south of Milwaukee so we're still not that close.

I'd definitely start by putting things back together, cleaning the bike very well, and checking to see for sure where the leak is coming from.

I highly recommend this stuff for cleaning a bike, especially when there is oil or grease involved. It works very well and leaves no residues like Simple Green does.  

S100 Total Cycle Cleaner
https://www.amazon.com/S100-12001B-Total-Cleaner-Bottle/dp/B000WJX6IM/ref=sr_...