Idling for 20 minutes? Are you crazy? This is an air cooled engine which needs a breeze to remain within its operational parameters. Idling for this long may have damaged the cylinder head in various ways.I have oil on top of the sixth fin on the front of the engine. After idling for 20 minutes it comes out pretty evenly across the fin. Any ideas?
I’d like to post pictures but I don’t know how.
Long periods of idling are not good for the cam & followers either.Idling for 20 minutes? Are you crazy? This is an air cooled engine which needs a breeze to remain within its operational parameters. Idling for this long may have damaged the cylinder head in various ways.
For instance, it may have warped, opening a gap to the pushrod channel where oil drains from the head.
- Knut
Worked for me too.Retorque the head bolts first before considering anything more major. If it still leaks then more work is required but try the retorque and then come back with results. Mine was leaky a few years ago, on retorqueing the leak went away and some of the bolts were under torqued, had last worked on the head 15 years before.
Just saw someone on YouTube using a UV torch to track an oil leak
I carry the dye & black light with me. Hydraulic oil, chiller oil and way lube systems in very confined spaces.Just saw someone on YouTube using a UV torch to track an oil leak