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  1. wags8440
    Well, I received the re-machined spin on adapter and oversized O-ring from Bob Myers last Thursday. I spent Friday evening degreasing and scrubbing the undercarriage, cleaning off the JB Weld patch (found the guy that installed the JB weld did not install an O-ring between the filter housing and the crankcase!), and found the gap between the housing and the crankcase to be about 1/16" wide at the bottom! After taking Bob's advice and putting some silicone on the adapter and the crankcase, I embedded the new O-ring and tightened her down, spun on the new filter, added 4 qts of 10w40, and fired her up! Smoked like mad for about 10 minutes on high idle (I think the degreaser was burning off) and then purred like a kitten without losing a drop! Took a short ride around the block and checked for leaks again, nothing! Proceeded to put about 50 miles on checking every so often and everything checks out fine! Thanks to Bob Myers for the machining and O-ring and everyone else for all of the advice! You guys made my summer! Scott
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    I am not a machinist so this might sound like a dumb idea but couldn't the mounting surface be "re-milled" to make if flat again? There appears to be a fair amount of material to work with. I know the location doesn't make it ideal to get at but it is just an idea. Also, I see the last photos from a1bummer appear to be off a Gen 1 bike...is the Gen 2 much different?
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    I spoke to the mechanic that did the JB Weld last fall and he mentioned the filter housing is fine (ie: not cracked) but the face of the plate that the filter housing mounts to is what got distorted..."bent" but it did not break or crack. Being white aluminum he said it could not be straightened. He said the gap was over 1/16" and that is where the leak is coming from. I did order the new spin on filter adaptor to give that a try. If the O-ring doesn't seal it off I will look at sending it to you to have it reworked to fit a thicker O-ring. I'm willing to try just about anything! Thanks for all of the advice and help.
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    Here are some photos. I know "warped" isn't the correct term...whatever you call a hard impact on white aluminum that distorts it but doesn't crack or break it is what I should have said. Thanks for all the responses so far! [ATTACH]65907[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]65908[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]65909[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]65910[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]65911[/ATTACH]
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    Thanks for the advice everyone. I am not sure what the oil filter mods are...where would I find them online for more info. I will try to get a photo posted soon.
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    It's coming from the rim of the oil filter cover. The Yamaha dealer said the impact basically "bent or warped" the area where the cover and the crankcase meet...material is some sort of cast aluminum I assume (I'm not a motorhead so forgive me if my terminology is incorrect). The leak basically seems to be coming from around the JB weld area...I just didn't know if there might be a better solution. I will look closer, maybe the leak is coming from a different area that was damaged. Thanks for the reply!
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    I have a 1986 Venture that I purchased last fall. About two weeks after purchasing the bike I pulled a boneheaded mistake by driving off of what I thought was about a 5" curb (that turned out to be more like 8" tall) at a very slow rate of speed and basically dropped the lower crankcase ontop of the concrete curb. I noticed a pretty significant oil leak under the bike when I got home. At first I thought I had cracked the oil filter cover but after hauling it to the local Yamaha dealer to have it checked out it turns out that the crankcase itself was "bent". They gave me two options...turn it in to insurance as totaled (I don't have full coverage) or "JB weld" the oil cover on semi permanently until the next oil change at 10 or 12,000 miles. The "JB weld" idea worked pretty good last fall with just a few minor drips but this spring it seems to be getting much worse. Any suggestions on what else I can try?
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