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Old Mar 14, 2025 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by guido4198

That little bit of oil that has pooled on the top of the case appears to have originated from weeping base gasket. This is two days sitting in the garage after being wiped off. The motor is a ‘99 “ crate motor “ put in my ‘85 FXRS. It has 44,000 since a top end was done at 100,000.
I’m wondering if just re-torquing the head bolts might resolve this or am I going to have to go further..? Any experienced advice is appreciated.
Btw.. what’s best these days for gaskets..? Been a while since I bought them.
I had the same problem with the base gaskets on my 1990 FXR. The kit that I bought fixed the problem for good.

V-Twin MFG.
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VT No. 16-0911
 
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