Topic: am i missing something?? 76 750f oil leak

[jakecb420]

i was wondering if there is some kind of seal that goes in between the oil supply hose and the oil tank. i seem to have a leak but i dont wantto tighten the hose fitting any further in fear of damage to the tank. any fibre washers or sealant i should be using??? any help or insight is always appreciated. thanks

[KingCustomCycles.com]

Check the parts diagram on bikebandit.com.  I can't recall if there is a metallic "shim" washer or not.............. a day later, yes, there is a metallic shim seal on each one.  I remembered and bikebandit didn't show any oil tank details when I checked.

[HondaMan]

You may be able to find one at a Checker Auto: they have copper sealing washers in their Oil Plugs section since O'Reilly took them over, at least around here. The OEM washer is soft aluminum, but copper will work, too.

[jakecb420]

looks like i got some rechecking to do on my oil hoses. they both have sitting in a box for about a year. washers probably fell off somewhere along the way.

i am running a muck with my oil system here. this is my first attempt at totaly resurrecting one of these bikes from the ground up. i have done plenty of work to mine (73k) and my dads (70k) but never really had to mess with this crap. 

i have another post about getting the oil to start circulating too. the helpfulness of the members of the forum always blows me away. what a great resource to getting these old bikes to live another day. thanks for the help.

ha, i feel kind of honored that HondaMan posted on my question. thanks for that HondaMan. i hope someone is buying me your book for christmas.(not to be too greedy)