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oil from the exhaust

Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 4:55 am
by doomsday
hello all, i have a custom chopper, with a high performance motor, when it runs, it shoots oil out of the exhaust, do you think its the rings. when i say it shoots oil, i mean a lot of oil...thanks for the help

Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 6:40 am
by Pongo
Check for worn valve guides.

Also too much oil in the crankcase. Some older British bikes (notoriously BSA) had oil reservoirs in the form of a tank or in the frame. If left sitting, over time they could dump the oil into the crankcase causing smoke and oily exhaust... there was a fix.

What is the make of engine?

s&s

Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 8:04 am
by doomsday
it seems to be an s&s, i have preassure releases... the gentleman that owns it, does not have alot of information on the bike

Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 8:20 am
by Pongo
Have you looked at their site? http://www.sscycle.com/

Here is the page to purchase their service manual. http://www.sscycle.com/iframes/catalog.php