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Getting the LMIII (1982 850) out and about. Unfortunately oil is getting out and about too. The bike has airbox removed and K&N pods fitted. A breather/drain tube runs from the frame down under the engine by the gearchange lever. I have noticed this dripping goo. Now that I've got new tyres on the bike and have been out for a few rides, I saw today that oil is spreading itself over the swing arm, rear-brake, tyre etc. When I saw it this afternoon, I did a roadside clean-up of brake disc & pads, with petrol. Had a look to see if there was anything different could be done with breather system. There is a small vertical tube coming from the crankcase beside (to left) the main breather. What is this for? It was capped off. I wondered if the drain tube should maybe be connected to this, to recirculate the oil (and water) coming from the frame, so I removed the cap and put the hose on to see what would happen. On the way home I then thought that probably the hose would normally connect to the airbox, not the crankcase – and possibly another hose would run from the small crankcase pipe to the airbox also. I realised that what I had done was likely to mean that there was now no 'breather' route with any opening to atmosphere and that pressure was going to force oil out somewhere else. Sure enough, when I got home, the other side of the bike was plastered in oil and it had still found its way onto the back tyre, though the brake was ok as it was on the other side. What have people who have fitted K&Ns to their V.11 done with the breather hose that normally connects to the airbox? Can anybody with experience of the older Le Mans breather system tell me what solutions there are? Should this oil from the breather system not be getting fed back into the sump rather than blown out to atmosphere/road/tyre/brake? If there isn't a way of recirculating it, do I need to make a box or bottle to collect the lost oil? What is that small pipe beside the main breather outlet? Should it have a hose to connect it to anything?

Well, reading the next three posts after MW, everyone seems to be warming to this. Does that signify anything?

You're very warm again, in a pleasant summer's day kinda way. Globally speaking, it is less interesting, but within the particular, lies the answer.

You're not even slightly, er... warm.

Oh right, got you now. It was stood-up by Ginger – it's the scooter that caused Ginger Spice to leave the Sp*ce G*rls. She thought that it wasn't quite as nice as the other gal's scoots and she walked. "Aprilia does not have any ill-feelings towards the members of the Spice Girls or Geri Halliwell and wishes them all the best for their future careers," said Aprilia spokesman.

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It swam the channel in '63. Though there are no photos to prove it.

Tap dancing?

That explains Rich Maund's surprise appearance. Anyways you'll soon be at the age when you start shrinking again. Look at ReallyEnormous J. Now he's just Big(ish).

With a front 'mudguard' that size, it must be two wheel drive? In case the 2CV doesn't actually make it across the ploughed field.

It contained a 2CV in its under seat 'boot', in case the rider ever wanted to cross a ploughed field with a basket of eggs.

No, I don't get that impression...

Not bad? It looks evil to me Nogbad could be the Forum's new Mr Angry? Sorry – Ms Angry.

Same happens to me here. Jaap messes my Forum posts up something shocking. Could be a bad phone line, but I don't think his shorthand is too good on dictations.

If I can't have the hammer, can I use a grinder? Compromise – I'll not use the 9" one.

Mine put a lot of oil out from there due to a torn gasket. As reported a few times before, when this topic has arisen, I sealed it from the outside (over 2 years ago) and the repair has been 100% reliable and it's invisible. I recommend the 'easy' repair, rather than replacing the gasket. Check this thread. Here is the blue gasket sealer that fixed the leak. I then coated it in black sealant to blend in with the black case. With a bit of road grime, you'd never notice it.

But to get space for that, I'd have to hit it with the hammer again! Yep, the whole thing is still ever-so-slightly low. There's a fibre washer in there as well. I suppose the answer is to grind a bit off the bike bracket.

Who could resist?

Some pictures of the bracket are here LINK and a sound file of the Quat-D here.

You've got one wot does for you? Didn't realise. 'Spose the ironing has to be done somehow, while you're out trackdaying and so forth. You'd be better to let the butler go. Once these old boys aren't kept productive, you'll find your whisky and cigar stocks mysteriously diminishing. Have you ever tried a Nogbad? I'm considering getting one for the bottom of the garden.

On the one decent ride so far, I didn't have any pinging. Although The MG 'race' ECU isn't set-up for this purpose, I'm assuming that it is still better than the stock (which I guess you had?) and that it will definitely be better at 3,000. There are plugged points on each header. I don't know what size the WBO2 inserts are? There is also a big screw plug in the top of the box..? If I go down the PClll route some time in the future, I'll have to install Virtual PC or get an old actual PC for this purpose. That's just one of the reasons that I haven't seriously considered it so far (in addition to cost, another technical gizmo in system and already having the MG Ti ECU). I'll enquire about a DynoJet session...£$€groan£$€

There's no answer to that.

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So who invented the Buel? This is very confusing indeed.