Triumphrat

gparson5

I am the new owner of a rather nice 67 T100R. The bike is clean, looks as though its been well cared for, runs like a watch. The blowback tube runs up to the rear fender. I notice that it does leak a little oil from the blowback tube while riding after getting hot. Maybe one drop every 10 seconds or so. Is this normal for the Triumphs? I am new to the Triumphs but have been a BMW owner for about 5 years......Hondas before that.

The last Honda I had was a 75 CL350 and it would "spit" a little out the tube. The BMW blows it back into one of the carbs.

I know the British bikes have their quirks. I bought it to tinker with........the BMW never needs anything but air in the tires on occasion and I'm through customizing it.

gparson5

How much oil goes into the oil tank? I dont see any line or dipstick. It is currently almost full.....about 1/2 inch from the top.

jimballard

You may have too much oil in the tank. You should be able to see the oil returning to the tank in a small stream while you are holding the revs at about 2,000, from roughly the 2:00 o'clock position while looking into the tank through the filler. If you don't see the stream, take out a bit of the oil; you can run extra oil in the tank for the hot weather, but the return must not be covered. You should be able to buy a cap with the dipstick on it, as came from the factory.

Sometimes, you can have too much of a good thing: Jim

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