So I've put almost 1500 miles on the bike in the last 4 months since I got it running (which included removing and reinstalling the head with all new gaskets), but as I was pulling up to my house a few days ago I noticed a squeaking sound coming from the motor. When I started it back up this weekend it started squeaking immediately (cold engine) and it increases with the RPMs. On my car I would say it sounds like an accessory belt squeaking, it's that kind of sound, but it's coming from inside the motor. I also opened the filler/dipstick with the motor running and air and oil came sputtering out at me, but I'm not sure that's not normal for a running engine like this. I pulled the valve cover and adjusted the valves but they weren't very far out of adjustment, so I don't think that was it. I checked the torque on my head bolts, and they are all to spec, but I noticed that the resistance in one of the bolts is all resistance in the thread and not pressure from the bolt on the head. I'm wondering if there's not enough pressure on the head and that's the source of my leakage. Anybody have any thoughts or suggestions?
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