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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 07:47 AM
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i have a 80ci evo. i have oil boiling up out of lifter blocks.
what are some of the reasons this could happen.
i have low compression in front cylinder i was going to deal with it this winter. could this cause the other?
 
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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 08:15 AM
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I don't know exacly what "boiling up out of the lifter blocks" means. A lot of oil? Some little bubbles? Anyway, an oil leak there could be the lifter block gaskets. How low of compression? Excessive blowby from a blown piston could be pressurizing the bottom end. Either way, sounds like the top end is coming off, and new lifter block gaskets when that happens.
 
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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 08:21 AM
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yea a lot of oil, 10 miles covered the whole right side of bike.
the compression deal, the bike runs grate thats why i cant see all this going on with it running so well.
what the heck...off with her heads!
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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 03:38 PM
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Are you sure it is not coming from the aircleaner?
 
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What year?
What model?
Mileage?
Please explain exactly what boiling out of the lifter blocks means.
Exactly where on the lifter block?
 
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Old Jul 12, 2010 | 07:53 AM
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its a 90 ultra, 48,000 miles. at 50 the oil is pushing up and out of the lifter blocks. a lot of oil, you could see it running. soaked the whole right side of bike. and i did check to make sure it wasnt coming from air filter.
 
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Did you check to see if the oil pump is scavenging? What is the level in the tank?
 
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oil level is a little low in tank but it did leak alot of oil
 
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are the lifter blocks loose?
 
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