1956 Fastwin 15hp oil dripping down the leg

BonairII

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This is anything to be worried about?

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Daviet

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Re: 1956 Fastwin 15hp oil dripping down the leg

Is the bolt loose/stripped? Damaged base gasket, maybe?
 

BonairII

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Re: 1956 Fastwin 15hp oil dripping down the leg

Just checked the bolt(should of done that in the first place). It wasn't loose per se...but I was able to turn it 1/16th or so and snug it up. I'm guessing that the leaking will stop now.
 

boobie

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Re: 1956 Fastwin 15hp oil dripping down the leg

I vote for the bad base gasket.
 

BonairII

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Re: 1956 Fastwin 15hp oil dripping down the leg

Out of curiosity...is the base gasket expensive and/or a pain in the arse to change? Aside from small oil loss(assuming the gasket is bad, does a bad base gasket affect performance?
 
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