On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 16:41:43 -0800, wrote:

On 4 Dec 2005 14:53:31 -0800, jim rozen
wrote:

In article ,
says...

I was aghast to find a small drip from my R90/6 due to a pan gasket leak.

I've got a 1995 H-D FLHTP with 155,000+ miles on it that's never
leaked a drop of oil. I've also got a '37 H-D EL that makes up for it
g.

The newer bike can be expected to be tight, it's no suprise the EL
(you own a *knucklehead*??) isn't.

Yes Sir, it's a pretty much stock 61 ci Knuck. Anything can be made
to be oil leak free if one is anal and motivated enough to go there.
Truth be told, I'm still rather amused when I look under th' 1995 and
see *no* leaks.

But he R90/6 shares more in common with the EL than anything else.
The pan gasket is cork, and the bolts holding it on go through into
the sump. Unless the bolt threads are sealed, the bolts that are
through-holes *will* weep.

Until it runs out of oil g. And I'll bet you a libation of choice
that given th' time and materials, you could come up with a leakproof
fastening design for that application too. Question is, is it worth
it?

Likewise the rear main seal on those things is never quite right.
BMW has gone through about 5 fixes over the years. Each one was
*the* fix. gg

Only took about 80 years for H-D to cure th' primary leak issue, heh,
heh.

The good news is, those bike run just fine with weepy rear main
seals. My oldest bike used to have a small wad of paper towels
stuffed up under the gearbox. Change the diaper every week and
it never left a mark.

There ya go! Low tech, easy, effective and cheap.

It appears th' OP has received some good advice on his leaking
problem. How far he's willing to go to solve it is yet to be known.
Good luck to him.

Snarl

G'day,
thanks to all for the advice, trying to get some
time, maybe tomorrow (Tues 6th) with a bit of luck.
Regards,
Mac