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That there sounds about right!
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You always gotta ride gently until its warm but that isn't about gaskets leaking.
BTW the oil leaks on the base gaskets are by the return gallery.....there isn't any pressure other than gravity in there, what blows the oil out is crankcase pressure.
A lot of myths out there, especially around Evo's....its just a machine dudes...a cool one admittedly but it doesn't have its own laws of physics to make it work...
BTW the oil leaks on the base gaskets are by the return gallery.....there isn't any pressure other than gravity in there, what blows the oil out is crankcase pressure.
A lot of myths out there, especially around Evo's....its just a machine dudes...a cool one admittedly but it doesn't have its own laws of physics to make it work...
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As long as it isn't a cup holder. Or a 'Harley-Davidson' logo shift rod. Or more than two gold 'Live to Ride' do-dads.
Yep. And a pizz poor design by The MoCo. Had they only installed a hollow dowel pin the oil would not have had the opportunity to 'pool' around the base gasket. Again, tripping over dollars to pick up pennies.
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FWIW, I've warmed mine religiously from day-one when I bought the bike new in 1997. The rear base gasket just started weeping a couple of years ago. Not bad, just moist with oil at the base. I probably won't bother replacing the gasket until I see a drip on the floor.
Because of this, I believe it will eventually happen to any EVO with stock base gaskets at some time.
Because of this, I believe it will eventually happen to any EVO with stock base gaskets at some time.
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FWIW, I've warmed mine religiously from day-one when I bought the bike new in 1997. The rear base gasket just started weeping a couple of years ago. Not bad, just moist with oil at the base. I probably won't bother replacing the gasket until I see a drip on the floor.
Because of this, I believe it will eventually happen to any EVO with stock base gaskets at some time.
Because of this, I believe it will eventually happen to any EVO with stock base gaskets at some time.
Hmmm, 97 = 17 years of no sepage and you warmed it up. I think Ill stay with warm it up.
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