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Piki:

--- Quote from: Jimbo550 on May 02, 2013, 10:52:12 AM ---Hello all.  I'm after some advice regarding an oil leak from the head gasket. I've recently rebuilt the engine and been on the road for 200 miles but seem to have got an oil leak from the head gasket. I don't think it's the pucks as the oil only appears on the fin below the head gasket but I will check the pucks by lifting the rocker cover.  I'm thinking three options.
1. A slight tweak of the head bolts, risky I know but an easy option.
2. Lift the head and replace head gasket and o rings however it s a new one only 200 miles ago.
3. Lift head, skim head taking minimum off and replace with new gasket and o rings.

Your thoughts would be great fully received. Thanks in advance.

Are they ORIGINAL GASKETS? I think is a MUST use ORIGINAL GASKETS, O,RINGS, or VERY GOOD QUALITY BRAND......
Jim

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Bryanj:
Never ever had a problem with Vesrah in the 70's/80's and you are right about the GL headbolts but i don't remember that being in the original book when i had to rebuild one in 76 for a n idioy customer

Piki:
I also use Vesrah and I have not oil leaks problem at the moment on my CB550 K3 rebuild engine. I skim head engine for peace of mind and use Edelbrock Gasgacinch for the Engine Head Gasket. re-torque the Engine Head bolts does not work, I think that when there is oil leaks, the only solution is take off the engine head, skim head, change the o,rings(both) and use new gasket head engine(good quality or Original).
Now  I am working on my 400 Four that has oil leaks also, 400 km after rebuild engine and the oil leaks show on the corner of the engine head, I used cheaper gaskets and o´rings and that is the problem, I check that the measure of the o´rings are different that the originals..... Again I will  skim head, Gasgacinch on the Engine Head Gasket, NEW ORGINALS O´rings and Gaskets and pray.................
Sorry for my English....

Jimbo550:
Thanks for all the great advice. Little bit of an update for you. Yesterday I took the cam cover off removed the pucks which looked to be sealed very well and re torqued the head bolts. I first set the torque settings to the lower value quoted in the book and went through every nut which took about 1/8 of a turn before it clicked. This is telling  me its taken a little settling In and hopefully it should hold a good seal now. Gonna road test this afternoon and see how it goes.

Jimbo550:
The dam thing still leaks.  Just been out for a quick 20 mile blast and come back to find small amounts of oil on the fins. Guess its gonna be head off to check the o rings and a new head gasket.

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