Thanks for the heads up Matt. I do recall reading your thread on the issues you ran I to but I will definitely take your advice and keep an eye on it. I'm just surprised that it worked. It took 15 minutes or so to get through the pump up to the intake. I also didn't drain my premix and I fouled my p...

And it works....

Thanks Matt, seems like the yamalube is popular among the hodaka owners.

What kind of oil can be used for the 01? Is there a special oil designed for it or can you use the same type of oil used in a premix? What did they use 45 years ago?

Yeah, it is good news. I'm hoping to have the bike put back together by the end of the weekend. But I'm not holding my breath.

Is that passage through the other case because I see there is a hole on the mating side of the other case.

Ed, thanks, I get how the the clutch cavity and transmission cavity are connected, but the way I see it is the cavity where the breather is is sealed off from the rest of the larger cavity where the gears and oil are. There must be a passage to it but I'm not seeing it.

I'm just going to take your words for it. My brain isnt computing. But on a positive note, I resealed the case and made sure to get it all. Just did a leak down it's a pass!

I was looking at the "transmission cavity" and I'm kind of confused how it works? When the cases are sealed properly how does that cavity get used as a breather if the crankshaft seal fails?

Ed, I already had checked with clutch off and on its side.....no bubbles. There was a small area around the cavity and the back side of the crank that I didn't touch so I'm guessing that's my leak but porous could be it too. So I guess I wont mess with the seal I have in there if it passed the no bu...

So are seals for the right side crank the same size as the ones from my 98 because that's what I was going off of. The part number for that seal is different. Does that affect the size?

I didn't seal around that area it could have leaking through, do next time around seal all surface and should I replace the seal right away since its apart?

When you guys seal your cases does every part of mating surface get sealant? I want to say that for some reason I didn't put any sealant on that part. Not sure why, I got a lot to learn here, good thing is I usually learn from my mistakes....usually.

Yes, it is but its my own stupid fault for not making sure I had the right seals. Does anyone have the size of that seal off hand?

I went back and looked at the part number, for some reason I thought it was the same seal as my rat. So I put the wrong seal in.

So yeah, after doing the dunk tank test I can officially see the the leak coming from the breather! I tried putting soapy water with my finger but that didn't work. So I'm assuming my seal wasn't installed correctly or I screwed it up putting it in? Is there any other avenue for it to get there? So ...

Don't tempt me!

I did that today. I tested it on the 98 and didn't have any issues with it.

Clarence, exactly what are you referring to?

Well when I get home tonight I'll do just that. Thanks for the motivization guys!

Al, what did the leak end up being?

Well it's good to know I'm not the only one who has lost his damn mind working on these bikes :lol:. But yes I have removed the stator and sprayed around that seal with nothing doing. I should had listed that in things I've checked. But thanks for the advice. If my garage wasn't such a disaster righ...

So I was able to seal up Reed gasket and I'm still getting the same leak time. I've sprayed around everything so many times I lost count. I even sprayed my leak system and checked it on the 98 to see if it was part of the problem. I've check the breather also and that shows no signs of leaking so my...

I did spray around the breather before I mangled my Reed gasket but didn't notice anything. I will keep trying though. Thanks for all the advice.

Clutch side seal was replaced with all the other seals and bearings.