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Rapide Oil Leak - Help Please
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<blockquote data-quote="ET43" data-source="post: 23358" data-attributes="member: 62"><p>Youngjohn, I would be disinclined to remove any bolt ( G34 )found under the dynamo as this is the item which holds the camplate pinion ( G33 )in place. At best, unscrew it by a few threads, and there are not many holding in to the crank case, degrease the area and if you must, apply some sealer and tighten the thing up again. Removal of the part MAY allow the camplate pinion to move, = bad news. Vincents have been known to throw oil forward as Tom says, so one trick is to clean the area, dry it off, and dust the area with talcum powder, go for a short run and look at the talc to see if it is stained. This should show you the source of the leak. Not wishing to get in to an argument, to my simple mind, the larger a breather pipe, the more air it will pass and at a lower speed than a small diameter one will, and probably not pick up oil droplets in the process. I am a great believer in the elephants trunk, ugly as it is. Cheers, ET43</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ET43, post: 23358, member: 62"] Youngjohn, I would be disinclined to remove any bolt ( G34 )found under the dynamo as this is the item which holds the camplate pinion ( G33 )in place. At best, unscrew it by a few threads, and there are not many holding in to the crank case, degrease the area and if you must, apply some sealer and tighten the thing up again. Removal of the part MAY allow the camplate pinion to move, = bad news. Vincents have been known to throw oil forward as Tom says, so one trick is to clean the area, dry it off, and dust the area with talcum powder, go for a short run and look at the talc to see if it is stained. This should show you the source of the leak. Not wishing to get in to an argument, to my simple mind, the larger a breather pipe, the more air it will pass and at a lower speed than a small diameter one will, and probably not pick up oil droplets in the process. I am a great believer in the elephants trunk, ugly as it is. Cheers, ET43 [/QUOTE]
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