Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Rerouted the Crankcase Vent

Kind of a boring picture but it shows the crankcase vent hose (the larger one with the hose clamps). After returning from the Chena Hot Springs trip, the engine block was covered with oil. The engine oil level was about ½ a quart low. This evening, I just ran a hose from the vent to below the engine. No catch can to freeze. RickS, the person I had bought the Ural from, has done this with his Ural during the winter and has not had any problems. Very little concern about dirt or dust being sucked into the crankcase during the winter. Now just ride and see if this fixes the issue. Maybe it's time to see if there is a good way to clean off the engine in the winter.

Two PBC videos in this post. The first is the other half of the ride on Monday afternoon and the second was recorded on Tuesday afternoon. The sun was brilliant on the Tuesday video.







Posted by at
Labels: , ,

11 comments:

  1. Learning to GolfJanuary 22, 2015 at 3:20 AM

    Thanks for taking me on my morning ride Richard. With it being -5 and the sun so low in the sky, is there any warmth from the sun at all?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. RichardMJanuary 22, 2015 at 8:26 AM

      Nope, no warmth from the sun at all at this time of year. Our daily high and low temps don't track the sun until maybe March.

      Delete
  2. redlegsridesJanuary 22, 2015 at 8:49 AM

    apparently, whojigger has removed the L-shaped tube completely due to freezing issues.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. RichardMJanuary 22, 2015 at 3:56 PM

      I can understand why. That seems to be the place it freezes... I would've thought that there would be enough heat from the engine block.

      Delete
    2. redlegsridesJanuary 22, 2015 at 4:11 PM

      you would think so, perhaps I got it wrong....hopefully you'll have a chance to meet with him and check his rig.

      Delete
    3. RichardMJanuary 22, 2015 at 6:15 PM

      I believe that he's coming back into Fairbanks tomorrow sometime. Simon is flying out on the 24th (I think).

      Delete
  3. redlegsridesJanuary 22, 2015 at 8:53 AM

    I liked the audio selection too....

    ReplyDelete
  4. Coop a.k.a. CoopdwayJanuary 23, 2015 at 3:07 AM

    Richard,
    So far no freezing issues on my opposed twin but I am paying attention should the need arise. It's possible I was watching harder for moose than you were but no coffee was spilled here this morning.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. RichardMJanuary 23, 2015 at 8:22 AM

      Did you spot a moose?

      The freezing seems to be a problem on longer run at colder temperatures when there isn't a garage handy for things to melt.

      Delete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)