Posted on Apr 22, 2010

Gs1100 with an oil leak from the leftside

Hi i have a gs1100 with a leak from the leftside of the engine. can't seem to find it , replaced the 2 midlle front headnut O rings , replaced the camchain tensioner , replaced the valve cover gasket and still leaking.
funny thing is i can't see it starting , it is dry for an hour and then suddenly in the last 5 minutes of driving the left side of the engine and my pants are wet with oil.
a few hundred miles back i changed the headgasket because of an oilleak on the right side , it was fine after that , retorqued the headbolts and still fine for a couple of hundred miles and then suddenly this starts but the edge around the headgasket is dry.
rebuild hundreds of engines but this one has me stumped , is there a trick with these engines?
thanks in advance
jim

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Hi pal ....theres only two exotic...leaks ive had to find ...1...the nutral switch [gear indicator ]....2..the starer motor chamber.....hope it one of these as there easy to fix ...good luke ....yuors mike.

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