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Dave

New member-big oil leak

Folks, I'm hoping to discover why my 74 cb750 voided itself of oil all over my shoe and garage floor.
It was not leaking during storage, but when I had it warming up for my first ride of the spring, oil just came pouring out from below the oil tank .(behind the motor, right side,center, and low.) The leak stopped as soon as I turned it off, or maybe I just ran out of oil ) Does this sound like a blown gasket ?
I'm about a 4 out of 10 mechanical ability wise, but I don't have a trailer, so I hope to work on this myself. Any insight is appreciated.
Thanks.

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Re: New member-big oil leak

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Welcome to the forum. It sounds like one of your oil lines, or fittings has went bad. Not hard to replace. Clean the area around the oil lines. Fill the engine with oil. Then start it, and look underneath, for where the oil is coming from. that will be the problem.
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1977 CB 750-A X 4
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Dave

Re: New member-big oil leak

Thanks for the speedy optimistic reply. I'll crawl under and have a look !

--- On Tue, 3/13/12, TOOLS1 [via Honda CB750'S] <[hidden email]> wrote:

From: TOOLS1 [via Honda CB750'S] <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: New member-big oil leak
To: "Dave" <[hidden email]>
Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 4:25 PM

Welcome to the forum. It sounds like one of your oil lines, or fittings has went bad. Not hard to replace. Clean the area around the oil lines. Fill the engine with oil. Then start it, and look underneath, for where the oil is coming from. that will be the problem.
TOOLS
Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 2
1981 CB 750
1995 KZ 1000 P-14
1981 KZ 750 LTD X 2
1974 CB 350 Four
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1987 Honda TLR 200
197? Yamaha DT 100
1982 Honda XL 80
2005 Yamaha PW 50
South of Edan (Kansas City MO)

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