Sitting the shop on a bucket staring at my bike I had a thought, A couple of months ago (Here is my long winded story reguarding my oi leek). I sprang an oil leek under my primary cover area. I didn't tink much about it and changed "o" ring. There were a couple of strange things about how much and when the oil was leeking. I was surprised that after installing the seal it still leeked. I was getting pissed so I remover the "o" rinfg and filled it up with silicone gasket maker (this was a bad idea and hard to clean up)) and it still leaked. I was noticed that if it sat overnight it would only leak 4 or 5 drops but
if I rode it hard and parked it while it was hot it leeked like mad. I knew it wasn't possible but it acted as if the primary chain area was under pressure and the oil was being forced out. In fact so much oil I couldn't really tell where it was comming from and the oil so clear from three changes in two weeks there wasn't a trail to the source. As a last resort I wiped it down really well and dusted the bottom of the engine with baking flower which stuck really well to the film of oil and any moving liquid was sure to leave a trail. When I came back in an hour I had fresh drops of oil on the floor and srtipes in the flower indictating the oil was now leeking up and down the seams beteen tha cases and the block.
I concluded the only way there could be pressure was a pulged vent and the expansion caused by trhe heat build up is why it leeked so much when hot and so little when cold. So back together and a new and improved vent from Eric and Donna at Big Dod Parts King (The best parts experts I have ever worked with) filled the oil and havent leeked a drop.
Back to the starter and thinking the starter trouble started during my leek period so . . I am thinking the built up pressure sent some of the oil that slings around from the primarty chail up to the starter gear and vented out thru the starter somehow.
The introduction of oil into the starter could have caused my problems. Hit me with your thoughts or ideas or if you think bullshit tjhen tell me.
As for my bike the new starter will be here friday and open the old one and let you know what I find.
P.S. As for BDM"s little breather vents for your primary THEY SUCK!! They are to small and you cant blow hardlry any air through them even after washing them out with starting fluid Donna and Eric sell a much improved vent for less than $15.
