I have a 1974 XLCH with the original square oil tank. I have the oil feed and return lines hooked up to the bottom of the tank. All is good, everything runs as expected.
Now I have a third hose, described on page 3-5 of the service manual as "15. Vent line from oil tank". Herein lies the problem. Currently I have it venting to the world, and when the engine is running it spits out little drops of oil, not a lot. However, my oil tank only has fittings for hose connections on the bottom of the tank, one of which is currently plugged. It doesn't seem right that a vent hose should connect to the bottom of the tank, where gravity will cause oil to flow down into the engine, thus blocking any venting.
Can anybody tell me how this came from the factory? Or whether hooking the vent to the tank bottom is correct? Or what a good solution is?
Thanks.
Now I have a third hose, described on page 3-5 of the service manual as "15. Vent line from oil tank". Herein lies the problem. Currently I have it venting to the world, and when the engine is running it spits out little drops of oil, not a lot. However, my oil tank only has fittings for hose connections on the bottom of the tank, one of which is currently plugged. It doesn't seem right that a vent hose should connect to the bottom of the tank, where gravity will cause oil to flow down into the engine, thus blocking any venting.
Can anybody tell me how this came from the factory? Or whether hooking the vent to the tank bottom is correct? Or what a good solution is?
Thanks.
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