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    Excessive oil in valve area?

    Hi all,
    Im new to the forum, i recently been working on a 1981 gs550l. Got it running really well, took it for a short ride and then i heard some unusal ticking coming from the valve area. I took the valve cover off and found that the previous owner had probably tightened one of the cam caps too tight. Which stripped three holes in the head, and broke one bolt off in the head. Anyhow i fixed the damage and fired it back up and seems to be running fine. My problem is this i went to go to adjust my valves after the fix and im not really sure if there should be this much oil in the valve area.20180611_185759.jpg
    thanks for any help you can give.
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    #2
    Looks normal to me
    MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
    1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

    NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


    I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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      #3
      Yep, perfectly okay and expected
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      1981 GS550L - My Eldest Daughter's - Now Sold
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        #4
        Thanks for the replies, good to know that is normal

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          #5
          +1 looks normal

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