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martin_uk:
Always worth checking tappet access cover O rings, as often fully compressed/hardened and hot oil can sneak down in all directions >:(

Spitfire:

--- Quote from: dieffe on May 11, 2015, 10:20:30 PM ---Thanks Dennis, the wood screw idea worked brilliantly, put a new seal in and bingo, no leak.

Trouble now is I took it for the MOT, about a 10 mile round trip and there is oil coming out from somewhere near the bottom of the barrels, lots of oil. I thought maybe base gasket but the bottom four or five barrel fins are covered in oil at the front only and I can't think how the oil could travel up from the base gasket.
I read somewhere that the four round oil seals under the cam carriers should have sealant on them but I just put them in dry. If they let oil through where would it come out?

I am going to have to take the engine back out to sort this but it would be nice to have a head start so I can figure out what has gone pear-shaped.
"Do it right first time" comes the cry.  :-[

Oh, it passed the MOT though. :)

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Glad to help

Cheers

Dennis

dieffe:
Whizzed the cam carriers off today and sure enough one of the penny washer type seals was leaking, there is oil all over #3 spark plug area and is was running down and out from between the lower fins of the barrels.
Major lesson learned, always renew seals on a 44 year old bike!!!!!
I seem to remember that these came with the gaskets sets when I had my K6 in the 70s but obviously there is more money to be made by selling them separately now, or am I being cynical.  ::)
I have ordered some new ones from DS, should I coat them with some ThreeBond (other sealants are available) when I fit them?
As usual, any info gratefully accepted.

Bryanj:
Yes, but not so much it squeezes into the oil ways!

royhall:
Its better to put the Threebond into the seat that the washer sits in, then bed the seal into it. That way it seals well and can only squeeze harmlessly out into the spark plug cavity. What a faff to change a few tiny rubber washers though. Big Honda mistake not designing the cam cover to come off in the frame. Would have taken you 1-2 hours to do. Not good.

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