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#@!#$# oil leaks!
Written by pgboyd on 5/22/2011 at 11:28 am

Be careful with that air cleaner housing - the right tube is now a discontinued
part.

Phil
Northern VA
1994 PC800 - Obsession

--- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, "douglasvanb" <douglas.vanbossuyt@...> wrote:
>
> This afternoon I took off the plastics (takes me 15 minutes to take off almost
everything) to search for oil leaks. It appears I have two and I *hope* I have
found both sources.
>
> The first and worse one was coming from the general area of the water pump/oil
filter/shift lever. It appears that the oil filter was loose. I tightened it
up almost a full turn. *HOPEFULLY* problem solved.
>
> The second leak I discovered coming down from the heads. "UHOH!" I thought,
"This could be BAD!" It turns out that the air filter housing was leaking oil.
The tube that takes collected oil that is deposited into the air filter housing
from the breather hose is not cast as one piece with the air filter housing.
Instead, the boots that connect the air filter housing to the carbs are actually
cast separately and placed into the air filter housing. They are then glued in
place. That glue is going bad on my filter housing. That leak isn't bad enough
to be a huge issue. When I replace the air filter housing in the next month as
part of my fuel injection project, I will make sure the new housing is resealed.
Anyone else with leaks on your heads might check the underside of the air filter
housing.
>
> After I get new tires on (not safe to ride till I do... hopefully that will
happen Tuesday or Thursday), I will take the bike out for a ride and see if it's
still leaking any oil.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Douglas
>
> PS: It took me all of 20 minutes to reassemble. I love how easy it is to tear
into the bike!
>
> PPS: I have some ideas for installing a dual exhaust like is happening on the
VT1100 conversion project. Guess I'll be eating Top Ramen for another few
months...
>
> --- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, "douglasvanb" <douglas.vanbossuyt@> wrote:
> >
> > The weather must be getting ready to finally turn from "winter" to
"less-winter" in Oregon. I've been monitoring a small oil leak on my '89 PC for
the last month or two. It was holding steady at a drop or two after every ride
but now it seems to be picking up the pace. Last year I replaced just about
every oil seal on the bike before I found last year's oil leak (it was the
shifter rod seal). Hopefully this weekend I'll have time to take the tupperwear
off and start looking for the source of the leak.
> >
> > Any bets on where it might be this year?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Douglas
> >
>