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What do I need to fix my oil leaks?
Drew400:
Hello all,
When I rebuilt my 400/4 some years ago, I didn't quite seal it properly so I have oil weeps from most of the major split points (i.e. cylinder head, block base, etc.). They're not bad enough to worry much about, I just wipe it over every time I use it... it's hardly old British bike territory!
However (you know what's coming), this enforced isolation business is a good opportunity to spend time in the garage fixing it.
My question is this:
I would like to buy all the bits I need to do the job IN ONE HIT (especially as some of it will come from David Silver and so I'd just like to pay one lot of postage please)! Is there anything else I need on my shopping list in addition to these items:
- Gasket set
- Oil seals set
- Head bolts (with oil seal washers)
- Hylomar or some such
Thank you, D.
Nurse Julie:
Ditch the Hylomar from the list Drew. Its only the crank cases that need sticking together with the lightest, lightest smear of Honda Bond as they are machined surfaces and have no gasket. Other than than that the gaskets do the job everywhere else.
Drew400:
Thank you Nurse Julie. Maybe using that stuff last time is my problem... not that I can remember what I did/didn't use!
Nurse Julie:
Out of interest Drew, why are you going to use new head bolts?
Drew400:
Can't remember that either, but I know they leak all from the top if the wrong ones are used, so I guessed they can't be re-used.
No doubt when I actually start the work, some of this will come flooding back!
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