Re: Oilhead Being A Oilhead

["Clive Liddell" <cliddell@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim,
The oily trouser leg / toe cap often comes from the head gasket and can be
fixed by simply doing a re-torque (as per 1st service, 1000km, or 600mi).
Both my bikes have developed weeps there and were fixed by re-torquing as
per manual.
Regards
Clive Liddell
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
'96 R850R   70k.km
'01 R1100RT 45k.km

- ----- Original Message -----
From: low rider <easybmwrider@xxxxxxxxx>
To: IBMW MC <bmwmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: BMW Oilheads <oilheads@xxxxxxxxx>; Brian Curry <bmwbrian@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 2:47 PM
Subject: BMW: Oilhead Being A Oilhead


>
> What last summer was just an annoying glistening on the toe of my
> left boot is now a large enough leak that it is leaving tracks on the
> car-port floor as well as covering the bottom of the cat.  As best as
> I can trace out it is the junction of the cylinder and the block.
>
> My question is: Are there any bobby-traps I need to be aware of or is
> the replacement of the gasket as straight forward as my Clymers shows
> it to be.
>
> And "Yes" I checked the FAQ's but was unable to locate anything
> pertaining to this.
>
> BTW I am copying Brian Curry as the list master seems to think I have
> been invaded by the dreaded "8-bit" monster.  Consequently this may
> come to you through Brian.  TIA
>
> =====
> Jim"low rider"King - Hickory, NC
> '86 K75 - "Tweety Bird"  (named by my lovely grand-daughter, thank you!)
> '96 R1100GS  - Sam Too
> We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old BECAUSE we stop
playing.        Never be the first to grow old!
> LPR#58  OBIWAN #37

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