behind the left pod case I believe is where it blows out of the
crankcase vents,
I don't ever top mine off, it stays at that midpoint between the hash
marks, doesn't get any lower, putting more oil in just causes it to
blow back out, now maybe it would slowly loose even below that mark but
I never know it because by then I'm changing the oil anyway.
On Apr 24, 2004, at 9:01 AM, wa wrote:
Good point, Larry! When I rode 1017 straight thru a few years ago I
averaged
about 80 to 85 most of the route (pretty much a straight shot from TX
to MN)
and when I got on the bike the next morning my oil light was on. I was
worried at first that something major was wrong and I was a thousand
miles
from home but a biker buddy told me it was normal considering the
speed I
was doing.
The next year when I headed to Denver and went just a little fast thru
west
Texas I was sure to check the oil in Pueblo that evening. Yup! Need to
top
it off some! I now carry a quart with me on long hauls just for that
purpose.
If I had a digital camera I'd be asking you all if the "blow off" is
the
cause of the dirty spot on my case. I keep thinking it's a leak but my
mech
is telling me it's nothing to worry about, it's blow off.
Where would us Virago folks expect to see the oil blowing off or is
this
something that you shouldn't see?
wa
From: "Larry" <kd0dg@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Organization: Larry
Reply-To: virago@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 07:46:35 -0500
To: <virago@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: engine clatter
Really, it's probably a good
thing that it blows off some oil. It keeps the oil a little fresher
if you
are adding some and it keeps you thinking about the oil so you don't
let it
go too long.
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