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Hello All, As any of you who are following the IOM Le Mans Moto Guzzi project we have begun the post race look see. Our focus was on the oiling problems. I might add that it was by no means terminal but was enough to get the tech boys hands reaching for the meatball flag. So for the most part we found that our outflow lines from the engine may have been larger then the vent from the catch tank and there for causing a slight over-pressure in the catch tank itself. Here in lies the reason for this post. Can one of you Guzzi brains explain what the rear hose fitting that comes from the pan does ? We plumbed the oiling system by copying the plumbing on a 2003 V11. Now we are wondering if that hose is in fact a drain back line and/or that there might be a one-way valve in that system that we are missing and should be included on the race bike. Our oil pressure is fine 80 psi sitting 60 psi on track. We don't mind being wrong once but sure need to get this taken care of prior to Willow Springs in a month. Please, any advice or information would be a great help. Cheers Rich Any help would