Bell Housing Leak
One of the great past-times at motorcycle events is to gather about the bikes of an evening and chat it all up over a pint. Little goes unnoticed by the enthusiasts and at Barber Vintage Festival some keen lad noticed a wee drip on the ground under the left rear corner of my sump. Engine oil.
Groan . . . wet alright, the entire back corner. Arriving home I found this:
But felt a glimmer of hope finding the dip stick O-ring all flattened out:
Cleaned it all up and applied gstall
Sweet! Eight leak sources in there: the two lower bolts. two flat gaskets, three shaft seals and the cam bung (I learned that term from a guy from "Bungendore", so I know it's for real! ).
This is the best effort I could hope for. Thanks mightily to Andy York, Josh, and Goofman! (who all came over personally, but also to all the contributors making possible this basic tutorial on the leak sources in this area of the V11 Guzzi! )