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Yeah there was water and light surface rust on one of the cam lobes. The source of the water getting in (don't over tighten the cam cover bolts it'll ruin the rubber seals for the bolts) has been fixed.
So guys best way to get moisture out of the crankcase? Diesel flush? Just run it hard to evaporate the moisture?

I'd rather not change the oil a bunch of times as money is extremely tight right now.

One other thing when I do put new oil in it what are your suggestions?

Water should be the first thing out of the crankcase when you pull the drain plug. You should be able to drain just a little to get the water out.

What Keith suggested and change out your filter. Then you should be good to to go. Any residual water left in the system, which will be minuscule, will steam out through your crankcase breather. Seems that every fastener on our bikes has a torque spec for a reason.

If you have a milky look to your oil change it, don't run it. Better to spend $50 than thousands. If it is just condensation then it should evaporate from running each time you run the bike and get it up to temperature. That is why it is bad to run an engine and not get it up to operating temperature. If you are getting water from an outside source then you need to check any suspect gaskets and seals and correct the issue, Ryk is correct, parts should be TQed to spec. (I rarely use a TQ wrench on anything except head bolts and bearing caps but I have been doing this forever.)