Crankcase Drain Hole
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:20 am
Hey everyone,
I have somewhat recently acquired 2 85 sprees. These were my Uncle's and I am not sure the last time they ran. (one has an '08 registration, one has a '04 registration). Anyway, I got one of them up and running in the last few days, and began to work on the second. So far, I have:
Drained fuel and oil tanks, cleaned air filter, and replaced the plug. (This was pretty much all that was required to get the first running, lucky I know). After doing this, I tried to start the second. Here are the issues I now have:
With the plug installed, I get one "pop" off of the cylinder exhausting, and then it more or less locks up. (I can hear the starter spinning, but crank is obviously not spinning). When I take the plug out, the crank spins, and oil does shoot out of the cylinder. While reviewing this forum, sounds like my crank case is probably full of oil and not allowing the piston to stroke downward.
My question to all is: How about drilling and tapping a drain hole in the bottom of the crank case? I know most recommend pulling the engine and flipping it over, but this seems like a decent option if the same issue was to arise again.
Thanks everyone, looking forward to getting these two up and running to cruise around town on.
I have somewhat recently acquired 2 85 sprees. These were my Uncle's and I am not sure the last time they ran. (one has an '08 registration, one has a '04 registration). Anyway, I got one of them up and running in the last few days, and began to work on the second. So far, I have:
Drained fuel and oil tanks, cleaned air filter, and replaced the plug. (This was pretty much all that was required to get the first running, lucky I know). After doing this, I tried to start the second. Here are the issues I now have:
With the plug installed, I get one "pop" off of the cylinder exhausting, and then it more or less locks up. (I can hear the starter spinning, but crank is obviously not spinning). When I take the plug out, the crank spins, and oil does shoot out of the cylinder. While reviewing this forum, sounds like my crank case is probably full of oil and not allowing the piston to stroke downward.
My question to all is: How about drilling and tapping a drain hole in the bottom of the crank case? I know most recommend pulling the engine and flipping it over, but this seems like a decent option if the same issue was to arise again.
Thanks everyone, looking forward to getting these two up and running to cruise around town on.