chrisgatguis

hi, have you taken all the fairings off for a better view? could be coming from top of the engine where the engine cover is?

cheers Walney / OSS. I'll swap everything off the old one onto the new one. got a new valve cover gasket ordered. cost more than the cover did ...

managed to get one from a seller on Ebay who breaks bikes. 20 quid inc. postage so can't complain. should be here in the next few days so should be on the road soon as!

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Hi, just been working on the bike trying to get to a leeky oil drain pipe that i thought was causing the leak (posted about this agessssss ago... only just got round to looking). to get to this i had to take the head off, i was just about to do this (i.e. i had the valve cover off). was just about to unscrew the exhausts when i spotted a potential higher-up oil leak... right down the center of the head at the front there was clear signs of a leak, i quickly jumped up and inspected the valve cover. its been cracked and welded (although my dad reckoned it was soulder) and because of this the gasket just doesn't mate propperly.. It looks like a bit of a bodge really. I don't suppose it would have caused a major issue really - just a constant leak.. My problem now is sourcing a replacement valve cover. Ebay is looking promising but just wondered if anyone could recommend any breakers or anything or may even be breaking one. - you never know!.. cheers Chris

you know that feeling when your reading something on the forum and all of a sudden your heart goes about 200 bpm and you quickly leap for the Haynes manual? yup - was me being an idiot... i wouldn't care i've done this before but just read the manual wrong.... I was in deed getting confused between the jet and the screw.... I did actually start the bike up with loose pilot jets X 4 when i was trying to balance the carbs... n theres me wondering why i couldn't get them to balance... Started much better even like that! glad i never went for a ride or anything... hahaha that would have been a disaster.. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

on purpose or did you correct them? yeah - well with mine it takes some starting - always need the choke on if its been turned off more than 10 minutes say... does unscrewing it let more fuel through or less?

hi, My GSXF600 has never started well since i've had it - i haven't really been on it that much and its an old bike so thought i'd clean the carbs out. I've noticed that the pilot jets were fully screwed in when in the haynes it says they should be 'unscrewed' 2 1/4 turns... I think this may be adding to my poor starting problems so i've unscrewed them a couple of turns. my question is, should the jet be quite loose when you've backed it off? its pretty damn easy to turn with a screw driver - i suppose from a 'screw' point of view this is what i'd expect because its not tightened up - but just wonder if it will loosen / tighten over time? anyone else noticed this before - anything to worry about? thankkksss chris

single, you can get by using the tank but its a right pain in the azz if you think of anything post it up with a how too.

ah right - you can see the sliders / pistons opening in the carbs?. when you move the jet to a different carb did the problem follow the jet or stay in the same carb? what about the little linkages that connect the throttle cable (or maybe choke cable?) up? maybe that one is bust or not moving freely? lol god knows.. good luck

some may frown but if you suspect its one of the jets causing the problem why not swap that with on in the other carb? then you'd know.. - how did you identify that it was letting fuel through after switched off out of interest?

right - thats the bike going in the garage next week. I stook a little oil in and fired it up.. the oils coming from the top of the RHS cyclinder.. The mechanic reckons its a probable / possible head gasket fail.. he's collecting the bike next week so god knows how it'l unfold.. i guess if its too expensive it'l be a write off maybe but not sure how that all works. oh well

should stick an image of the map on from google maps or something.. im rubbish at finding places.. i only live down the other end of brass castle too, Seamers a nice place though - used to take me car in to that garage there. When my bikes working again i'll pop in

Rocker gaskets most likely so far purely based on where the oil seems to be... I'm off on holiday next week so when i'm back i'll be getting stuck in and sorting it out!

hi thanks for the replies... I've took the fairing off and had a good look.. I see the two banjo bolts you are talking about but my major problem is working out where the leak is.. Only way i can think of to narrow it down is to fill up the oil and run it again and see where it comes from!.. Think i'll ring the garage tomorrow and see what they suggest.