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.
Why is my Shovelhead crankcase filling up with oil?
New (correctly installed) S&S oil pump. It’s puking oil onto the floor while parked. The engine case is filling up with oil coming from the tank/bag. WTF? Amazingly, after 40 year of “hands-on” experience, I have the same issue with a 1200 FXE.
What kind of oil is in a 1975 Shovelhead?
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.
What causes oil to blow out of the crankcase breather tube?
When my 1340 evo engine sits for any long period when l start it it leaks about half a quart through a crankcase blowby tube that isn’t going to the cv carb anymore. If it is ridden regularly the prob… read more
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.
New (correctly installed) S&S oil pump. It’s puking oil onto the floor while parked. The engine case is filling up with oil coming from the tank/bag. WTF? Amazingly, after 40 year of “hands-on” experience, I have the same issue with a 1200 FXE.
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.
Why is my old shovel spewing oil?
My old 1983 shovel is spewing oil on the ground when it hasn’t been started for a while (a week or more). I think it is because oil is seeping past the check valve ball in the oil pump and into the crankcase. When the motor is started is expells the oil out the crankcase vent line onto the ground.