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hahaha, that would be to easy!! Nope, we'll pull the top of the cylinder heads and replace the tubes unless someone has knows magic? Actually when the project stared I thought the oil leak was the seam in the block, would require total engine rebuild, so in a way I am getting off easy.

Update: The Leak turned out to be the oil return tubes in the cylinders, 2 of them cut into by the cylinder cover on the bottom, and a 3rd one scored but not leaking. Over time it must have worked like a hack saw cutting away at the tubes. If anyone has any tips or tricks to replace the oil return t...

I have the same leak, I am about to work on it, I have the engine out. How was your long term repair job? Did it ever start leaking again?

I have been using a starcom 1 motorcycle intercom since 2007, it works pretty well, hooks to a satalite radio, cell phone etc. However, I probably have $600 into it. You can save money by making your own head sets with the motorcycle helmet kit. It's a small unit so it's easy to mount and out of the...

Thanks for your advise Jim! So far we have pulled the engine and used die and a black light to find the exact area of leak, it was easy to see. 2 of the seal rings on the oil return tube have failed (710.2.04.013.1) We will get started on it again Thursday and make a plan of action before I start or...

Update: With a clean engine, it looks like the oil is coming from the lower bolts where the cylinders (2 & 3) meet the block, I would be tempted to call it the head gasket, except I see no head gasket in the parts drawing? Dang, I was really pulling for the valve cover gaskets!!

Has anyone experienced an oil leak in the seam in the engine block? A back yard mechanic friend told me that my oil leak was the seam in the block, this was a couple of years ago. Recently an actual mechanic friend offered to help me pull the engine and fix it, huge job I know! He asked me to do som...