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Oil coming out of valve cover
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<blockquote data-quote="TripperMike" data-source="post: 1425856" data-attributes="member: 27241"><p>Just to show you what kind of character Bill is, he didn't mention that it was me that did his valve check. Did it during my 2016 (17?) tech day. Seems odd that it took that long for a bolt to wiggle it's way out. As for the "half moon bits" maybe not being in place, I assure you they were. I started doing my own valve checks after an experience with a "professional" motorcycle repairman needing 3 attempts to get that part of the gasket set properly in place. After the first and second attempts, I had oil all over my right leg and boot by the time I arrived home. You know pretty quickly when those half moon bits aren't in there correctly.</p><p></p><p>As hppants pointed out, it seems pretty unlikely that the bike would be able to run with 60 psi or less. However I would have liked to get a look at that gasket. Is it possible it could have cracked and bits worked their way out and allowing gaps where the oil could come out from?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TripperMike, post: 1425856, member: 27241"] Just to show you what kind of character Bill is, he didn't mention that it was me that did his valve check. Did it during my 2016 (17?) tech day. Seems odd that it took that long for a bolt to wiggle it's way out. As for the "half moon bits" maybe not being in place, I assure you they were. I started doing my own valve checks after an experience with a "professional" motorcycle repairman needing 3 attempts to get that part of the gasket set properly in place. After the first and second attempts, I had oil all over my right leg and boot by the time I arrived home. You know pretty quickly when those half moon bits aren't in there correctly. As hppants pointed out, it seems pretty unlikely that the bike would be able to run with 60 psi or less. However I would have liked to get a look at that gasket. Is it possible it could have cracked and bits worked their way out and allowing gaps where the oil could come out from? [/QUOTE]
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