Base Gasket Bubble
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Base Gasket Bubble
First time to start up the bike this year since the weather is finally cooperating. While letting my old girl warm up a bit I noticed my base gaskets blowing some bubbles. She has always weeped a bit but this is the first time I have noticed the bubbling.
My question is how serious is this and how hard is this to fix? Haven't wrenched much so taking it a shop may be an option.
My question is how serious is this and how hard is this to fix? Haven't wrenched much so taking it a shop may be an option.
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Shouldn't you be in general chat or something telling somebody how "bad azz" you and your bike are? No one appreciates your form of mockery in the EVO section. What are you doing here?
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Can air get trapped in a motor like that though? I wouldn't think so if the motor is breathing properly, and if it wasn't it would be finding a place to breathe, like a weeping base gasket causing it to bubble. So much to learn, and so little time on this rotating mud ball.
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Tman, I don't know if it could, it was just a random thought that popped in my head cause he said it had sat all winter and it did it right after firing it up. Dunno....why I said might be, I'll be the first to admit I don't "know it all". 
Last edited by HarDlife; Mar 14, 2014 at 09:32 PM.
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I've only changed around a hundred or so evo base & head gaskets since they came out in 85 , no I wouldn't know anything about them or someone else not knowing what they are advising others on . It's blowing oil bubbles around the base it isn't " trapped air from sitting " ................