Subject: Re: How Much is Too Much?
Author: Ken Pitts
Date: May 14, 2002, 7:32 AM
Post ID: 1710252655
In a message dated 5/14/02 9:36:47 AM, klru-@fcc.net writes:
<< My guess is she seems to drop about 3-5 drops per day of oil while she is
sitting
in the garage >>
Seems pretty normal to me. Are you sure its not coming from the vent tube off
the breather? While running hard mine seems to blow a little oil mist out the
vent tube that gets spread around the underside of the gear box. Its not
enough to put any oil on the tire but when I park the bike after a hard ride
a few drops of oil do drip off.
Also make sure the rubber tubing connecting the engine to the breather box
are a tight fit around the metal pipes. Oil leaking were the rubber meets the
metal pipes will run down the metal tube into the bell housing & drip out the
bottom appearing to be a rear main leak.
Ken
Asheville, NC