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Trixie was pretty oil tight the first 1000 miles but last 3000 made puddle behind the tach drive to drool everywhere. Thought it the tach drive but discovered last ride its all from the base seam. I may of been a slackard on nipping those up in time but now it don't matter how tight. I'd used Hylomar which has sealed everything else fine but maybe applied too thin or the blow by oil washed it out.
Trixie smokes to hi heavens out the LH pipe last 2000 miles but only on first start up after a day or more sitting. Once warmed barely enough to ease out drive way smoke clears up and not seen again on starts or power ups till sits up 24 hr. Smoke takes a few seconds to show up, then on slight delay to blip ups but not on the throttle cuts run over. This implies rings more than valve guides, I think. Wes says its ring/bore issue with blow by forcing oil out. I've a $100 Krank PCV in combat breather tube but its not slowed the base leak at all.
So question is can I just lift barrel with head on, off cases to tend to it or does that drop the the lifters enough the push rods fall out off rocker sockets?
Trixie smokes to hi heavens out the LH pipe last 2000 miles but only on first start up after a day or more sitting. Once warmed barely enough to ease out drive way smoke clears up and not seen again on starts or power ups till sits up 24 hr. Smoke takes a few seconds to show up, then on slight delay to blip ups but not on the throttle cuts run over. This implies rings more than valve guides, I think. Wes says its ring/bore issue with blow by forcing oil out. I've a $100 Krank PCV in combat breather tube but its not slowed the base leak at all.
So question is can I just lift barrel with head on, off cases to tend to it or does that drop the the lifters enough the push rods fall out off rocker sockets?