Headers have leak at motor?

Headers have leak at motor? 03 Feb 2010 14:16 #346257

KawCustoms Topic Author Offline User Posts: 30 Thank you received: 0	I have what looks like oil on the motor coming from where the hader mounts, any ideas what it could be? after its warmed up it will smoke from there and btw the exhaust has a real strong smell! Attachments:
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Headers have leak at motor? 03 Feb 2010 14:17 #346258

KawCustoms Topic Author Offline User Posts: 30 Thank you received: 0	2nd pic Attachments:
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Headers have leak at motor? 03 Feb 2010 14:36 #346261

roy-b-boy-b Offline User Posts: 3255 Thank you received: 103	If the bike is not using oil i would check the tach drive and the cam cover. Roy 1979 LTD Street Fighter.1977 KZ1000
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Headers have leak at motor? 03 Feb 2010 14:41 #346262

Kawickrice Offline User After Monday & Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF Posts: 2496 Thank you received: 18	roy-b-boy-b wrote: If the bike is not using oil i would check the tach drive and the cam cover. Roy X2 73 Kawasaki Z1 07 HD CVO Ultra Classic 82 Suzuki GS 1100 74 Yamaha RD 350 (My two stroke toy) 77 Kawasaki KZ 650B-1 (My putt around bike) 80 Indian Moped (My American Iron) 1 Long Gone 75 Suzuki GT550 74 GT 380 79 RD 400 Daytona Special 72 Honda CL 175 74 Honda QA 50 Tampa FL
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Headers have leak at motor? 03 Feb 2010 15:13 #346272

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what color is your exhaust smoke?? It looks to me like its your tach seal. They seem to be a problem leak spot but it also looks like there's alot. More then I've ever seen from a tachdrive. Is this a recent problem or has it just been getting progressively worse?? Does your bike have those wierd baffle things on top the cams?? Have you taken the exhaust off recently?? If you did, did you replace the exaust seals or did you just anneal the old ones and put them back in?? Is there and exhaust seal in that header?? or maybe 2 got stacked by accident?? Either way you can replace that seal for cheap so maybe go that way first.

Here is the oil seal kit for the tach.
www.z1enterprises.com/detail.aspx?ID=1585

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Headers have leak at motor? 03 Feb 2010 15:27 #346277

Kawickrice Offline User After Monday & Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF Posts: 2496 Thank you received: 18	Maybe this will help kzrider.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&...ew&catid=2&id=346130 73 Kawasaki Z1 07 HD CVO Ultra Classic 82 Suzuki GS 1100 74 Yamaha RD 350 (My two stroke toy) 77 Kawasaki KZ 650B-1 (My putt around bike) 80 Indian Moped (My American Iron) 1 Long Gone 75 Suzuki GT550 74 GT 380 79 RD 400 Daytona Special 72 Honda CL 175 74 Honda QA 50 Tampa FL
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Headers have leak at motor? 03 Feb 2010 20:14 #346344

KawCustoms Topic Author Offline User Posts: 30 Thank you received: 0	wow what a dumb thing to not think of! I will check the tach drive and get back to everyone..btw thanks for everyones help!
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Headers have leak at motor? 03 Feb 2010 21:00 #346350

MFolks Offline User Posts: 6650 Thank you received: 540	Sometimes the oil will pump up the cable and make a mess at the tach. 1982 GPZ1100 B2 General Dynamics/Convair 1983-1993 GLCM BGM-109 Tomahawk, AGM-129A Advanced Cruise Missile (ACM)
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Headers have leak at motor? 06 Feb 2010 07:06 #346805

chance Offline User Life long biker/ Posts: 583 Thank you received: 0	Kawickrice wrote: roy-b-boy-b wrote: If the bike is not using oil i would check the tach drive and the cam cover. Roy X2 X5
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Headers have leak at motor? 06 Feb 2010 07:14 #346807

Old Man Rock Offline User Posts: 6224 Thank you received: 225	To the left side of cylinder 3... Yup, tach seals.... 1976 KZ900-A4 MTC 1075cc. Camshafts: Kawi GPZ-1100 .375 lift Head: P&P via Larry Cavanaugh ZX636 suspension MIKUNI, RS-34'S... Kerker 4-1, 1.5" comp baffle. Dyna-S E.I. Earls 10 row Oil Cooler Acewell 2802 Series Speedo/Tach Innovate LC1 Wideband 02 AFR meter Phoenix, Az
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Headers have leak at motor? 10 Feb 2010 14:26 #347594

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MFolks wrote:

Sometimes the oil will pump up the cable and make a mess at the tach.

Been there. mine wouldnt stop leaking last year. i put 2 new seals in , 1 aftermarket,1 OEM. no luck. it came out at the tack, and the drive.
i finaly sealed it by using eng gasket,silicone, at booth ends.the cable is running in an oil bath now.
Does that count as an upgrade ? lol:laugh: .

76 KZ, frame gusset work,1200CC.Ported by Larry Cavanaugh, 1.5mm.over intakes, Carron Pipe, ZRX12 rear end, and seat,96zx9 front end.
01 CBR600F4i Track bike.
Cobourg, Ont. Can.

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