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'06 XL1200 rear cylinder head leak

craig Lee said:
Mz Bling's '06 XL1200 with 49,600 miles has developed some moisture in the rear cylinder head gasket (from what I can tell) Noticed a drop of oil on the primary side on top of primary. Traced the moisture between the cylinder and cylinder head to the carb side which seems to be coming from. Nothing blowing out but just moisture so when bike is sitting, looks like it travels to the primary side.
Question: Is this a yesterday fix or does she have some time?
As always,
Thanks,
Craig
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Just an update and wanted to make sure before posting: Thanks for all the info. As always, much appreciated.
Doesn't look like it was Mz Bling's rear cylinder head gasket after all. The oil blow-by between the two cylinders behind her carb was the culprit. Just so happens the rear bolt on the blow by was just a little loose and was conveniently seeping down the rear cylinder and across the head gasket area which made it look like a leak. It's been several weeks after tightening the bolt and cleaning the cylinder real good with no trace of oil. Whew!:D
Hope this helps out for future posts.
Thanks,
Craig
 
Good for you, now that you saved some money and solved the problem:s
 
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