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Old Mar 2, 2018 | 01:42 PM
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Oil appears to weep from the gasket at the cylinder bases. It's not a lot but I have a thing about oil leaks. I'm guessing there is not much I can do with exception of pulling the jugs and replacing with Cometic or similar quality gaskets?
 
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its a couple of day job / in a shop its 4 to 5 hours but you doing it

first reason its leaking

second when the piston is traveling up its sucking dirt into the oil
 
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Originally Posted by Rusty Axle
Oil appears to weep from the gasket at the cylinder bases. It's not a lot but I have a thing about oil leaks. I'm guessing there is not much I can do with exception of pulling the jugs and replacing with Cometic or similar quality gaskets?
And you own a Shovelhead??
 
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Was waiting on that one...
 
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