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Jun 10, 2011 | 03:36 PM

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Pressure in the crankcase could do this. Are the vents open?

Jun 10, 2011 | 03:38 PM

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thanks guys for the help, problem is been sloved. it was a bad head gasket. thanks once again

Jun 10, 2011 | 04:19 PM

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i would think oem or after market they would be the same at the at the seal ends unless its faulty. what caused your rebuild to fail?

Haha, wasn't my build. I just found it for him, lol. The guy put it together with the thrust bearings backwards grooves the wrong way.

To the OP, glad you found it. Crankcase pressure would cause that leak.

Jun 10, 2011 | 06:55 PM

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thanks bro

Jun 11, 2011 | 08:32 AM

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how does a bad headgasket cause this? did it somehow clog the ports?

Jun 11, 2011 | 01:39 PM

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sorry not headgasket i mean bad gasket

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