Breather Tube

[jambone972]

the breather tube goes down inside the clutch cover and appears to go into the crank case just below the water pump.I am waiting for info before I take it apart.about 1.5 quartz of oil pumped out of this tube.My friend said it was the crank seals but the motor still runs great????

[boonman]

Are the other vent(s) clear? Sounds like the tranny case is getting pressurized.... Could be a leak from the case mating surfaces. But, it shouldn't pressurize that much.

[fixitrod]

I use to fill the case to the clymers specs and the oil read about the middle of the dipstick. I know, there a change oil recommended level and a complete refill level. I used the change oil recommended. It was to much. It would blow out on if I started hitting whoops really hard until it read just on the bottom of the dip stick. I thought it was the rezzie of my front shock because my hose is routed to the front. I now fill it to the end of the dip stick and that's it. Haven't had trouble since.

 

 

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I don't know if my oil was coming from the tube you are talking about or the one in the rear part of the crank case because they intersect.

[jambone972]

thank's for the response. I think that clymer oil specs are too high. Also I believe that frozen condensation pluged off the breather tube. I tested the crankcase with 4 lbs. of air and it only dropped to 2.5lbs in 30 min. So now I put the mr. heater on it for 5 min and run less oil. so far so good the thing is flyin'

[jambone972]

thank's for the response. I think that clymer oil specs are too high. Also I believe that frozen condensation pluged off the breather tube. I tested the crankcase with 4 lbs. of air and it only dropped to 2.5lbs in 30 min. So now I put the mr. heater on it for 5 min and run less oil. so far so good the thing is flyin'

[boonman]

Excellent. Also, remember, that to check your oil, you must rest the dipstick in the hole, not screw it in.