What to do if oil blows out of Shovelhead?
First, make sure your breather hoses are not dry-cracked-pinched if they are ok you can start by trying the following: 1. Run your oil level halfway between the add and full mark when hot. 2. Run oil breather lines from the head into a TEE fitting be low carb/induction module then a single line into a mini-filter or PVC valve under the frame.
What kind of oil filter does a 1975 Shovelhead have?
Bought a 1975 Shovelhead a while back from a very shady character and among other things, when you start the engine, it starts puking tons of oil all over the floor. There is a braided metal line about 6-8″ long with a small filter on the end of it. Looks like a crank case breather line, on the right side of the engine.
What to do about crankcase pressure on Shovelhead V-twin?
Start the engine and let it run at idle for a while with a drain pan under the crank case vent line. This may take a bit of time but it will eventually purge itself of excess oil. Hope this helps! I personally do not perscribe to the hammer and ball method for working on oil pumps.
What should I do if my Shovelhead breather is leaking?
As I stated earlier the oil leaking/spewing out of the breather should subside after a few minutes of idling. If this continues you are going to have to look further for a cause. All the above fixes are for a situation called “wet sumping”.
First, make sure your breather hoses are not dry-cracked-pinched if they are ok you can start by trying the following: 1. Run your oil level halfway between the add and full mark when hot. 2. Run oil breather lines from the head into a TEE fitting be low carb/induction module then a single line into a mini-filter or PVC valve under the frame.
Bought a 1975 Shovelhead a while back from a very shady character and among other things, when you start the engine, it starts puking tons of oil all over the floor. There is a braided metal line about 6-8″ long with a small filter on the end of it. Looks like a crank case breather line, on the right side of the engine.
Start the engine and let it run at idle for a while with a drain pan under the crank case vent line. This may take a bit of time but it will eventually purge itself of excess oil. Hope this helps! I personally do not perscribe to the hammer and ball method for working on oil pumps.
As I stated earlier the oil leaking/spewing out of the breather should subside after a few minutes of idling. If this continues you are going to have to look further for a cause. All the above fixes are for a situation called “wet sumping”.