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Starting the shadow after few months - Oil problem
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<blockquote data-quote="John Appleton" data-source="post: 15329" data-attributes="member: 760"><p>I quite agree with all of that <span style="color: red">Hogo</span>. The design of our oil system dictates that there will always be some seeping back, its just a matter of time / quantity. I <span style="color: red">dont</span> loose any sleep over the matter, and would not <span style="color: red">reccomend</span> spending huge sums of money trying to rectify modest amounts of leak back. If, as you say, it becomes tedious draining off the excess, the fitting of an anti-sumping valve is usually the complete answer. None of our own Vincents have the need for such a valve, but I have fitted a conway item to a square four, and one of our own manufacture to Petes triton. Both of these are completely successful and have caused no other lubrication concerns. I hope all of this helps Pete 4000 come to terms with something that is probably not a serious issue, but as I have said before, a wise man will keep an eye on the situation to ensure it does not become a problem.</p><p> John</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Appleton, post: 15329, member: 760"] I quite agree with all of that [COLOR="red"]Hogo[/COLOR]. The design of our oil system dictates that there will always be some seeping back, its just a matter of time / quantity. I [COLOR="red"]dont[/COLOR] loose any sleep over the matter, and would not [COLOR="red"]reccomend[/COLOR] spending huge sums of money trying to rectify modest amounts of leak back. If, as you say, it becomes tedious draining off the excess, the fitting of an anti-sumping valve is usually the complete answer. None of our own Vincents have the need for such a valve, but I have fitted a conway item to a square four, and one of our own manufacture to Petes triton. Both of these are completely successful and have caused no other lubrication concerns. I hope all of this helps Pete 4000 come to terms with something that is probably not a serious issue, but as I have said before, a wise man will keep an eye on the situation to ensure it does not become a problem. John [/QUOTE]
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