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Fogging for Mosquitos; Valve Guide Issues and Solutions
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<blockquote data-quote="ClassicBiker" data-source="post: 84982" data-attributes="member: 1632"><p>I think you both might be correct. "Fungus" under the flywheel temporarily blocking the return pickup. When this was going on the oily mess coming out of the breather resembled grey mayonnaise like stuff created when a water cooled engine blows its head gasket and the coolant and oil mix. It was rather curious to see this stuff dribbling out of the breather pipe, because unless I've completely missed the plot I believe my Shadow is air cooled and not water cooled.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /> Now what concerns me is if some "fungus" (for lack of a better term) was blocking the pickup it didn't get blown out through the breather as that isn't an active pump as such, but must have been picked up by the return and dumped back into the tank.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /></p><p>Time for an oil change I think.</p><p></p><p></p><p> I shall do that. I had wondered if something was amiss with it. So I ran the engine with the ATD cover removed, thinking that would allow the engine to breathe easier. It still smoked and dribbled. So I let the engine cool and then replaced the ATD cover and ran it again and that's when it cleared. I'll report back on what I find.</p><p>Steven</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ClassicBiker, post: 84982, member: 1632"] I think you both might be correct. "Fungus" under the flywheel temporarily blocking the return pickup. When this was going on the oily mess coming out of the breather resembled grey mayonnaise like stuff created when a water cooled engine blows its head gasket and the coolant and oil mix. It was rather curious to see this stuff dribbling out of the breather pipe, because unless I've completely missed the plot I believe my Shadow is air cooled and not water cooled.:rolleyes::confused: Now what concerns me is if some "fungus" (for lack of a better term) was blocking the pickup it didn't get blown out through the breather as that isn't an active pump as such, but must have been picked up by the return and dumped back into the tank.:eek: Time for an oil change I think. I shall do that. I had wondered if something was amiss with it. So I ran the engine with the ATD cover removed, thinking that would allow the engine to breathe easier. It still smoked and dribbled. So I let the engine cool and then replaced the ATD cover and ran it again and that's when it cleared. I'll report back on what I find. Steven [/QUOTE]
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