coolant leak

[greed76]

Have '83 Vmax seems to have coolant leak on right side of engine. Any particular thing I should be looking into?

[Vmax540]

Ahhh...... the Infamous seals...... You need some new seals which you may find some that cross over at a local autoparts or retail bearing seal supplier.

http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/parts/home.aspx
Look at the
PUMP DRIVE-GEAR

8M6-15416-01-00 COVER, OIL PUMP
93306-00401-00 BEARING (B6004)
93103-25133-00 OIL SEAL
93420-42007-00 CIRCLIP
353-13552-01-00 NOZZLE
97301-06010-00 BOLT
90201-06630-00 WASHER, PLATE
8U9-15426-00-00 COVER, OIL PUMP 2
8M6-13342-00-00 SHAFT, IDLE GEAR
8M6-13179-00-00 GEAR, IDLE
93316-00101-00 BEARING, CYLINDRICAL
93306-20628-00 BEARING
93103-30138-00 OIL SEAL
93420-62017-00 CIRCLIP
93102-20070-00 OIL SEAL
8U9-21792-00-00 GAUGE, OIL
93211-44445-00 O-RING
91800-13025-00 PIN, DOWEL
97321-06030-00 BOLT
92903-06100-00 WASHER, SPRING (92902-06100)
90201-061A5-00 WASHER (92901-06600)
97321-08016-00 BOLT (97322-08016)
97321-06020-00 BOLT
90210-06006-00 WASHER, SEAL
8U9-12491-00-00 CLAMP 1
98501-04005-00 SCREW, PAN HEAD (92502-04006)
8M6-15456-00-00 GASKET, OIL PUMP COVER