I did a pushrod adjustment and now oil....

[Ernie12]

I followed the BD service manual and adjusted my pushrods 24 flats from 0 lash , so I start her up and notice oil is coming out of the over flow tube pretty good splattering-- where before oil hardly ever came out of the tube. Does anyone know what would cause this?? Something I did in adjustment??

 

[Ernie12]

Oh well false alarm I guess. I started it up again and a just a few tiny little spots.

 

[woodbutcher]

you may have put the tubes on upside down. don't ask me how I know, and i'm not the only one that knows this.

 

[Ernie12]

you may have put the tubes on upside down. don't ask me how I know, and i'm not the only one that knows this.

Are you talking about the pushrod push keepers?? They all looked exactly the same.

 

[Jwooky]

overflow tube??

 

[Ernie12]

overflow tube??

Not sure what you call it but it hangs down by the bottom of the frame.

 

[Jwooky]

the only one I know is for the trans

 

[Ernie12]

Damn I thought it was for oil. Here is a pic

 

[Ernie12]

I cant tell what it is connected to or how it is really supposed to be hanging as the previous owner extended the tube to hang down lower.

 

[Ernie12]

I got down with a flashlight and ran my fingers up in there and its connected to the back side of the motor.

 

[francoblay1]

Damn I thought it was for oil. Here is a pic

 

[Jwooky]

That doesn't look familiar at all. May have been different in those years

 

[Ernie12]

Can any of you guys with older S&S 107 engines ID this hose and what its for?

 

[Ernie12]

I started her up again and it seems fine , no oil coming out. But this is some kind of vent tube for the motor because Air pumps out with each revolution .

 

[chubs]

Sounds like the "puke" tube. How long since the last time she was fired up ?

 

[Ernie12]

Sounds like the "puke" tube. How long since the last time she was fired up ?

Maybe a week. But that describes it pretty well it just shot out a blob of oil and now seems fine.

 

[Sven]

Maybe a week. But that describes it pretty well it just shot out a blob of oil and now seems fine.

I have to set 4 rods. I have to rotate the crank. That rotates the oil pump. That sends oil into the crankcase. That means there was not enough return movement to send oil back to the oil tank. That extra oil in the [dry] sump of the case had an exit door called a breather tube. The sump cavity drew the excess out via on the floor... problem no more.

See cashier on your way out.

 

[Th3InfamousI]

I have to set 4 rods. I have to rotate the crank. That rotates the oil pump. That sends oil into the crankcase. That means there was not enough return movement to send oil back to the oil tank. That extra oil in the [dry] sump of the case had an exit door called a breather tube. The sump cavity drew the excess out via on the floor... problem no more.

See cashier on your way out.

Yep agreed.

That's just a case breather down to the ground everything is all good as long as its not leaking anymore. It will puke out from time to time, don't sweat it.

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[Ernie12]

Thank You for that explanation.