Greetings,
I'm in panic mode right now. I completed a valve check (swapped two exhaust shims) and now I am having a major oil leak out of the left side somewhere behind the valve cover. I assumed it was the valve cover so I removed and replaced the gasket and tried my best to carefully seat the new gasket but the leak remained on my second run.
Both times the engine ran fine. I've done valve checks and shim adjusts for 30 years now and always check/double-check after putting the cam covers back in place.
This isn't just an oil seep. Between both runs I figure I gave lost 1/4 quart of oil so it's blowing out of somewhere.
The oil looks fine in the sight glass. The plugs are clean. There was no smoke coming from the exhaust. I pulled the tank and got into the airbox, no issue there. I'm going to pull the airbox to see what might be going on below.
The one thing I am panicking about it the plug wires. I am always careful about getting the order but since the plug wires are now off, I've no idea if I had the wiring wrong. The engine ran fine so I can't see how plug wiring might be involved.
Edit: I just realized the plugs are on the same coil so it wouldn't matter if they were swapped.
Looking for some guidance from the forum on what I need to look at below the airbox. Thanks.
I'm in panic mode right now. I completed a valve check (swapped two exhaust shims) and now I am having a major oil leak out of the left side somewhere behind the valve cover. I assumed it was the valve cover so I removed and replaced the gasket and tried my best to carefully seat the new gasket but the leak remained on my second run.
Both times the engine ran fine. I've done valve checks and shim adjusts for 30 years now and always check/double-check after putting the cam covers back in place.
This isn't just an oil seep. Between both runs I figure I gave lost 1/4 quart of oil so it's blowing out of somewhere.
The oil looks fine in the sight glass. The plugs are clean. There was no smoke coming from the exhaust. I pulled the tank and got into the airbox, no issue there. I'm going to pull the airbox to see what might be going on below.
The one thing I am panicking about it the plug wires. I am always careful about getting the order but since the plug wires are now off, I've no idea if I had the wiring wrong. The engine ran fine so I can't see how plug wiring might be involved.
Edit: I just realized the plugs are on the same coil so it wouldn't matter if they were swapped.
Looking for some guidance from the forum on what I need to look at below the airbox. Thanks.
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