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Oil leak HELP !

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Grafilthy

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Im having trouble identifying the mising bolt or plug thats missing from where the oil is leaking on my bike . Its a 79 gs 850. been on bike bandit perusing the schematics trying to identify what i need ,with no luck.
Ive enclosed bike bandit schematics and a few photos. any help would be extremely appreciated.
The pic with the oil leak doesnt show the machined hole where oil comes from because ive sealed it somewhat with some marine sealant.
The hole im refering to is roughly below the starter motor cavity ,out towards the round end of the cover, then forward a little towards the front of the bike.
 
You need to host the pics on another site (like photobucket; BassCliff has a little doc on his site about how to do this), then link to them as photos. If you're going to attach photos (in which case, yes you are limited to one/post) attach larger ones!

There's supposed to be a hole in the case under the starter. It keeps water from pooling around the starter. If you're leaking oil from that hole you'll have to find out where it's coming from to get into the starter well. Some suspects would include the base gasket, cam chain tensioner, and the o-ring that seals the starter where it enters the stator cover.
 
"Mystery hole" is suppose to be there and open. Remove the "marine sealant" and open that ho back up. Then I would replace the O-ring on the nose of the starter. That O-ring is usually the primary suspect for this type of leak. It's an easy fix that can be completed in an hour or two max. Probably the hardest part is removing the carbs if you can't get the starter out with them in.
 
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Thanks for pointing me to the mystery hole post .Im somewhat relieved its nothing more than that . ripping marine sealant out now.
God Im a Newb.
Thanks again guys.


Graf
 
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