>>I have a minor water leak coming off the lowest tip of the oil cooler.
The two hoses above the oil cooler are dry to the touch
and were changed approximately two years ago.  The sight lines make it
difficult to determine exactly where the fluid is coming from.
In the past I have had to excessively (my perception) tighten the oil
filter in order to avoid an oil drip at he cooler.  Any information
concerning
this problem would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Alex>>

Alex,  I think the water leak is coming from your water pump.  There is a small "weep hole" in the bottom of
the water pump.  It begins to drip when the pump is about to let go.  Warm the engine to normal operating
temperature, and then shut it off.  Run your finger under the water pump behind the pully.  That 's where the
hole is and I suspect that's where your water is coming from.

Warren Lail
88 Westy "Billy Bones"

"He never wrote or received a letter, and he never spoke with any but the neighbors, and with these, for
the most part, only when drunk on rum.  The great sea-chest none of us had ever seen open."