Non-Oil-Burning Oil Leak from Exhaust Manifold

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Better picture

Found my camera.

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OK, it was a nail biter, but my valve and breather cover gaskets arrived Saturday afternoon.

Everything's back together. I was short on time (and haven't heard an valve clatter) so I postponed the valve check. No leaks from the gasket :-D.

Thanks for the help on finding the thing!

Cam chain tensioner and tach sender parts arrive early next week, so hopefully seal those up in short order too.

[tkent02]

I was short on time (and haven't heard an valve clatter) so I postponed the valve check.

Not hearing the valves means they are too tight.

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Not hearing the valves means they are too tight.

I probably misused the word clatter. I can hear 'em, they're just not making excessive noise. My general understanding's been that too loose will result in noisy valves, too tight will result in hard starting and difficult warm-up. Is too tight also overly quiet in the valve area?

[waterman]

Go back in and check the valves. If you have gone to the expense of removing valve cover, check the valves. It doesn't take more than half hour. Do it for peace of mind if nothing else.

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Go back in and check the valves. If you have gone to the expense of removing valve cover, check the valves. It doesn't take more than half hour. Do it for peace of mind if nothing else.

Oh I'll do it, just had to get to work. And I'm big on peace of mind.

Four-day weekend coming up, and I'll have the tank off to fix the oil seals on my cam chain tensioner. As one of my esteemed colleagues just said "that's what four-day weekends are for, so hicks can work on their vehicles!"

So another part of the reason I delayed is that I don't have access to a shim set yet. I have a friend with a number of 29.5mm shims around, but I think they're from a Yamaha and a little on the fat side (mostly 250-300). Any tips on the logistics of that when I commute on this bike and work days? Wonder if the cycle shop will be open Friday. Do auto parts places have 29.5mm shims?

[tkent02]

My general understanding's been that too loose will result in noisy valves, too tight will result in hard starting and difficult warm-up.

Don't forget zero compression because of burnt valves.

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Leak sealed

OK, here it is, all sealed up. I've got a quick test ride and a half-hour highway commute on it now with no signs of leakage.

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Pants

Cool milestone. I changed out my tach gear seals yesterday (thanks Bwringer) and arrived at work today with no oil splatters on my cuffs for the first time in a couple of months.

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Cam Chain Tensioner

Thanks for the tutorial, Bwringer! Here's the "after" pic.

Cheers

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Before pic

Didn't seem as cool without this...