Oil leak - Arrrggghhh!

[Ishrub]

Changed the windscreen since that picture.

And a few rocker cover gaskets by the sounds of it.

 

[Plow Horse]

And a few rocker cover gaskets by the sounds of it.

#5 is coming up here real soon.

 

[Plow Horse]

New/OLD bits have arrived. Old style cam cover.
Crossing fingers this will be the silver bullet that casts out Edsel’s demons.

 

[Ishrub]

New/OLD bits have arrived. Old style cam cover.
Crossing fingers this will be the silver bullet that casts out Edsel’s demons.

What did it set you back?

 

[Plow Horse]

What did it set you back?

With shipping and tax $73.87

 

[Ralsmith]

Pinwall?

 

[Plow Horse]

Flea-Bay

 

[Ishrub]

Could be worth investing in a NOS one if it is that much trouble to get them to seal properly, afterall I have 4x R3 engines now.

I just bought a NOS T1260224 one from an Aussie eBay seller for Au$120 (US$86). I have been watching it for 9 months or more and have bought $1000's of stuff from them over the past year or two. They had advertised it with the correct old part number T1260224, but stated it was for later model R3s but when I checked the photos it appears to have the old groove and is listed by Fowlers UK and was replaced by the later version T1260383.

Part	Stock	RRP	Basket
COVER CAM BLACK T1260224 View linked bikes	AVAILABLETO BACKORDER	$290.04inc. VAT(£159.44)	Replaced by: T1260383

Part	Stock	RRP	Basket
Cam Cover, Black T1260383 View linked bikes	AVAILABLETO BACKORDER	$308.80inc. VAT(£169.75)	QuantityMinus

Note the groove to seat gasket, early 2006 date on packaging and .

 

[Plow Horse]

How my Rocket is not leaking oil right now is beyond me. The gasket is pushed out to the point where the ridge in the center of the gasket is no longer under the cam cover in several places and a Couple spots it is almost completely pushed out.

 

[Ishrub]

How my Rocket is not leaking oil right now is beyond me. The gasket is pushed out to the point where the ridge in the center of the gasket is no longer under the cam cover in several places and a Couple spots it is almost completely pushed out.

So are you going to wait to see if it leaks again before installing your new old one or are you offended by unsightly bulges, human or otherwise?