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<blockquote data-quote="nobull1" data-source="post: 15787" data-attributes="member: 722"><p>I am going to grind off the weld on the cover today and see if i can tell where the oil is coming from. If it isn't obvious I will take the pressure washer to the whole area between the tanks and then see what happens. My thought is that if it was the drain plug it should be leaking all the time as there is no restriction to the oil just running out. Now I am thinking it might be dirt packed so far up the sides of the tank between the chain case and fuel tank that it is working as a dam and when it rains the oil comes to the top and runs out. I would be happy with this because eventually it would just stop. But at the present time it doesn't "appear" to be slowing down. The other thought is somehow the chain case is leaking somewhere other than the drain plug. Although unlikely due to the thickness of the metal and hopefully not, it is possible. Hopefully I will know more later today. I will also try to fix the cover problem by tapping the holes or welding a bolt in the hole so I can put a nut on the outside of the cover.</p><p>Brian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nobull1, post: 15787, member: 722"] I am going to grind off the weld on the cover today and see if i can tell where the oil is coming from. If it isn't obvious I will take the pressure washer to the whole area between the tanks and then see what happens. My thought is that if it was the drain plug it should be leaking all the time as there is no restriction to the oil just running out. Now I am thinking it might be dirt packed so far up the sides of the tank between the chain case and fuel tank that it is working as a dam and when it rains the oil comes to the top and runs out. I would be happy with this because eventually it would just stop. But at the present time it doesn't “appear” to be slowing down. The other thought is somehow the chain case is leaking somewhere other than the drain plug. Although unlikely due to the thickness of the metal and hopefully not, it is possible. Hopefully I will know more later today. I will also try to fix the cover problem by tapping the holes or welding a bolt in the hole so I can put a nut on the outside of the cover. Brian [/QUOTE]
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