Just took out my 77 F2 for the first test ride. Put 7 miles on it and it is leaking oil pretty badly. When I first really railed on it I felt it hit and burn my leg a little. Thought it was the cheap Ebay gauge I have on there, but that seems fine. Looks like oil is leaking ALL the way around the cylinder head. I mean it could be leaking at a few spots and just running along, but the entire head all the way around seems at least damp with oil. That is the highest spot I can find it that doesn't seem have blown up a little.
Oil pressure seems a slight bit on the high side, I know I saw 70-80 psi when I was at around 4-5000 rpm and wasn't looking(dark and fast) at higher RPMs. The thing is a mess with oil now.
Everything I read and what Ken at Cycle-X said it shouldn't be an issue, but I am running a F2 head on top of K cylinders with an F2 836 kit. I put all 8 knock pins back in and rubber seals, even though the F2 only needs the inner 4, I figured why not put them all in, I had them laying around anyway. I did put "High Tack" on both sides of the gasket surface. I'm guessing this may be where I went wrong. Though I don't see how since I know I saw notes a few places about using similar sealants on gasket surfaces.
Any input on this? Seems like maybe a combo of the sealer I used and a bit too high of oil pressure is just pushing it out wherever it can. But does that mean I am not draining oil from the head properly? I popped off a tappet cover as soon as I got home expecting the head to be filled, and it simply wasn't.