Ok, so the valve is in place, as pictured?

Try changing to 50 weight oil like your local shop guy says. I run it in my 77 and it works better than 20/50. It should cut your oil consumption.

Then you need to find the source of that leak by cleaning it off and keeping a good eye on it. It helps to put about four inches of rubber oil line hose on the bottom end of the vent pipe so the oily mist that always comes out of it does not get on the engine and confuse where the oil leak itself is coming from.

 

Other possibilities ...

There is a simple paper gasket between the generator and the case. If it is broken/torn/whatever oil will leak there and the mess will spread back. Likewise for the hose connections to the oil pump.

Paper towel time it is.

 

Ah, when I changed the generator, I did not notice any gasket so currently, that is not gasketed. Im sure the problem is multi-faceted but going over my records the loss ramped up a bit after I swapped gennys. Add that to parts needed from my indie shop along with the oil change.

 

It's a AMF Harley known for oil leaks.

 

I hate to see these myths perpetuated.

The only IronHead Sportsters that leak any oil are the ones that are not properly maintained by their current owners. Any problems introduced by production anomalies back in the AMF era were fixed many years ago.

 

well said!

 

I got the job! Tomorrow I will be off to the indie shop for oil and a filter. I will also pick up some red food dye to test the primary.

 

Congrats!

 

It can be bad all the way to traumatic to lose your work. I think too work is more essential to men than to women. But when you get the next one, when you are selected above a few or perhaps many others, that is an affirmation of your worth as a person.

Congrats!