[1977B1]

Higher oil level??

[AzCal Retred]

Dry sump engine. There's a separate scavenge pump.

[1977B1]

True...but what i was saying was if the oil tank is over filled.

[stinkwheel]

True...but what i was saying was if the oil tank is over filled.

They tend to just fart it out of the breather, making an unholy mess of the outside of your bike until it's back to where it wants to be.

[1977B1]

LOL...ok got it!!

[stinkwheel]

The reason i know is I've made the error a couple of times of checking the oil level on a cold engine, thinking "Wow, that's really low, off the bottom of the dipstick." and topping it up, not realising it had wet-sumped. As soon as you run it, the scavenge pump emptys the crankcase and the tank is then overfilled by half a pint or so.

After a few miles, you get a smell of burning oil and a slithering sensation from the rear wheel as your bike renews it's rear wheel rusproofing..

[winsun-enfield]

I checked for wet-sumping, this is not the case..
I will ride a while with a new plug and opened breahter hose, will check plug again and report here.
When no improval i will dissasemble the head/cylinder...