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       Chain oiler
       By: Rob vW Date: March 28, 2023, 4:10 am
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       My NF appeared to have an oil leak from the beginning when I
       restored it and got it back on the road.  When parked up in the
       garage after a run, a small spot of engine oil would drop onto
       the floor.  To say the least, it was a bit disappointing.
       I spent a lot of time, firstly checking gaskets, and latterly
       checking seals.
       This weekend, I finally discovered the cause of the oil leak.
       If you dismantle the left side of the engine and remove the
       flywheel outer cover, the flywheel and flywheel inner cover, as
       you have to to get to the front sprocket.  If you remove the
       sprocket & chain as I did, suspecting the gearbox shaft seal was
       the culprit, clean the area up with degreaser.  Then have a good
       look at the underside of the engine breather housing and you
       will see a small hole.  I am quite sure that this is designed as
       a chain oiler!
       Rightly or wrongly, I have left the hole there just so that it
       does act as a chain oiler.  But it does explain the oil leak.
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