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1973 bonnie
I recently rebuilt my motor, and Im going through some heat cycles and short rides. I let the bike sit for 2 weeks or so and when I went to start it up I noticed the oil was low, added oil, started it up. It ran fine but once it got warm it died. It was late so I didnt mess with it that night, the next morning I noticed more oil than usual under the bike, it had come from the primary breather. The next day I drained the oil thinking that I had over filled it, I drained it from the engine plug while on the side stand and from the plug in the oil tank, put 2.5 quarts in it, started it up, same thing, runs fine, died when it got warm, and oil out of the breather. Im sure it didnt drain all the way, but how much could still be in there? I am still in the mind set of too much oil. Then I get to searching and read about oil pump issues, now I am a bit shook up.
I havent checked the oil pressure since this shit started but it had great pressure before.
My questions are:
1. If the oil pressure was really good before, what are the chances of it being my oil pump?
2.would having too much oil in the engine cause it to spit out of the breather
3. how should I go about diagnosing this
4. Why the [email protected]#$ is it dying
Sorry for the long winded post, I am slightly retarded.
1973 bonnie
I recently rebuilt my motor, and Im going through some heat cycles and short rides. I let the bike sit for 2 weeks or so and when I went to start it up I noticed the oil was low, added oil, started it up. It ran fine but once it got warm it died. It was late so I didnt mess with it that night, the next morning I noticed more oil than usual under the bike, it had come from the primary breather. The next day I drained the oil thinking that I had over filled it, I drained it from the engine plug while on the side stand and from the plug in the oil tank, put 2.5 quarts in it, started it up, same thing, runs fine, died when it got warm, and oil out of the breather. Im sure it didnt drain all the way, but how much could still be in there? I am still in the mind set of too much oil. Then I get to searching and read about oil pump issues, now I am a bit shook up.
I havent checked the oil pressure since this shit started but it had great pressure before.
My questions are:
1. If the oil pressure was really good before, what are the chances of it being my oil pump?
2.would having too much oil in the engine cause it to spit out of the breather
3. how should I go about diagnosing this
4. Why the [email protected]#$ is it dying
Sorry for the long winded post, I am slightly retarded.