Subject: RE: Drip, drip, drip.....
Author: Kim Schick
Date: Apr 29, 2005, 3:03 PM
Post ID: 1718787847
Ditto.
A dealer suggested that I install the ball unit under the breather (puke
box) which I did.
Whether or not the puke box was "disabled" or not I'm unsure, but I think it
was.
Didn't take long after noticing the oil light come on (yes, there was a
slight hint of a problem) that I shut it down (after getting to the other
side of a very busy bridge). After regrinding the crank, installing oversize
connecting rod bearings and a new puke box (and removing the ball unit) it
has run without leaking a drop. Very expensive compared to a puke box, and
quite embarrassing to boot!
Caution advised.
Kim
�A bend in the road is not the end of the road unless you fail to make the
turn�
-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Prins [mailto:rob_pr-@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 11:41 AM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: RE: Drip, drip, drip.....
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Greg Bender wrote:
<snip>
| At this point, I'm going to disable the flapper valve inside my existing breather and utilize the later model ball valve. |
Greg,
I strongly suspect that no one else on this list would do what I did,
but I feel obligated to tell on myself just in case...
I did this mod two years ago on my Ambo (I think it's described in
Guzziology). When I disabled the flapper it became "free range" in the
breather box. I convinced myself this was ok, later I started spilling
a LOT of oil. You can still see my trail in the street outside my
house. Fortunately I noticed before I destroyed anything (besides the
environment). My suggestion is to make sure you fish the flapper out of
the breather box so it can't make its way to somewhere you don't want it
to be.
Rob
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