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Aug 12th, 2009, 1:35 am
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Quick as a lickety split
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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Crying Valve Cover
I don't know what I did to make my girl so upset, but she won't stop crying. She's an 09 and just turned 3000. Anyone else having a similar issue? Is it a bad gasket seal or possibly something bigger?
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Aug 12th, 2009, 6:10 am
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Warranty issue?
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Aug 12th, 2009, 8:00 am
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Oak Ridge, NJ, USA
Posts: 605
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The valve covers use o-rings. Likely it was pinched/nicked on installation, if installed correctly it should not leak. My vert cyl. intake was nicked when I took it off for a valve check but didn't leak. This kind of stuff isn't worth the hassle of the dealer. Check and replace if neccessary. Always grease the o-rings so they compress and slide smoothly into the bore in the head. Rotate the cover back and forth while pressing down square.
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'08 Ducati Hypermotard 1100
'07 GasGas EC250
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Aug 12th, 2009, 8:54 am
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Austin, TX, USA
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O ring problem. Mine was leaking drops on the garage floor the day I got it. Easily fixed by getting a new seal.
Might be able to get your dealer to replace it for you under warranty.
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Aug 12th, 2009, 9:29 am
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Lake Mary, FL, USA
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Mine weep a little too. For those that have replaced theirs do you buy Ducati O rings or are there any replacements for a normal price that will work?
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Aug 12th, 2009, 9:52 am
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Oak Ridge, NJ, USA
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I wanted to ride the next day so I bought one at the dealer. I'm sure its a standard metric o-ring, measure it and you can buy a bag from a supplier for what one at the dealer costs. I do this for all the o-rings on my dirt bikes. I'll get these before the next valve check.
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'08 Ducati Hypermotard 1100
'07 GasGas EC250
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Aug 12th, 2009, 9:55 am
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 12
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The Ol' W word. Should be the letter at the end. Hypermotard-W. It never friggin ends
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Aug 12th, 2009, 2:19 pm
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Redwood City, CA, USA
Posts: 242
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Huh, i just noticed this happening to mine this past weekend. How handy to find this is a "known" issue and so minor.
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