Oil Leak.....minor drips, just annoying

[Duro5341]

Hey guys

I have a 1982 GS750E, 16 valve motor. I am having the dreaded oil leak in the near front center inverted head bolt. And if the bike sits for a few days it acually drips on the driveway. I looks like it is coming from just above the bolt, and running down.

Now I have done the research, and everyone talkes about the o-rings on the center acorn head nuts, and how it fixes the problem

Now in my other reasearch I have found that those bolts are under the valve cover, and I am just wondering how they can cause an external oil leak, when they are sealed in the valve cover and not exposed to the outside of the engine. Or am I having a brain fart, and not looking at the right bolts.

When I look at the center of the valve cover up close I see no bolts other than the ones inbetween 1&2, and 3&4 and they are dry.

Just curious what am I missing here?

Thanks
Cameron

[Duro5341]

Any Ideas?.....I know I am not the only one who has had this problem before

Thanks
Cameron

[chuckycheese]

Tach

I haven't thought about it real hard but are you sure it's not coming from your tach cable connection?? If so, it's a cheap and easy fix.

[Duro5341]

Tach cable, and valve cover gasket are clean, and dry......it's coming from head area....

Duro

[chuckycheese]

Bummer

That's too bad. You might be able to loosen up your head bolts and re-torque them. It might work and it might not (depending upon what's going on) but I think it would definitely be worth a try. Good luck and let us know what happens!

[Duro5341]

I may try that, I just changed the oil and put the regular dino Suzuki 10W40 oil back in the bike, as I know now that it's not accually over heating, and it's just the guage. I have no further need for synthetic oil, as I change it often. Maybe the leak will stop with the dino oil back in

Any more suggestions?, what are these o-rings everyone talks about and where are they?

Duro

[chuckycheese]

Oil

Great! Give it a hundred miles, or so, with your new oil and report back. You might just be OK, especially since you may not know exactly what was in there before... I hope so!