86 vfr700 oil leak from side of head/jug

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  1. summitlt

    summitlt New Member

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    Just got done putting cams in my vfr. Rode it 10 miles and now its leaking from a randome hole in the side of the head. Only leaks when the bike is upright. Any ideas
     
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    take a picture so we can see where it leaks from...
     
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    The only random hole in the side of the head is the spark plug hole drain...........sounds like the valve cover gasket is leaking into the spark plug hole.
     
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    That's what it was. Dubbed it and the gasket shifted when I put it back together. Just wasn't thinking
     
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    How did the cams work out for you?
     
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    It is REALLY easy to do on these bikes.
     
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    where did you find cams? I've been searching to no avail, other then weld and grind ?
     
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    Bought the cams from Dutchwurx. They worked great, no problems with the cams. Just everything around them. Bike has been fighting me all the way. Broke a bolt torquing it to the wrong specs (read the wrong part of the manual) got that out and proceeded to strip a bolt in the head on the other side. At ten footpounds. Helicoiled that, got it running and somehow sucked air into the clutch. Bled the clutch and all was well. Rode 10 miles and found a oil leak, which was the VC gasket not on right. Got everything back together, let it run with no leaks. Probably an hour total today with no leaks, rode home (4 miles) came out to a puddle underneath it. Bike only leaks when im not looking.
     
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