<VV> Re: oil fumes mmmmmmm.

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From: NicolCS at aol.com
Subject: <VV> butterball II

Note to self:
It takes about 3 1/2 minutes running without oil cap to spread 3 1/2 quarts  
of oil into a previously dry engine compartment and lower engine.  It takes  
about 3 1/2 hours and about 3 1/2 cans of various cleaning agents to remove  it.
Fun part: Idling at an intersection with smoke wafting out of the engine  
area reminded me of my misspent youth...
Craig N.
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I have a 1980  850 yamaha (3 cylinder) street bike.
Air cooled, cylinder count is a factor of 6, not 2,4,5, or 8, and there is an oil leak that drips on the exhaust.  Sitting at stop lights after a hard run the subtle aroma of oil takes me WAY back.  
That, plus this list, are responsible for recent increasingly frequent feelings heading unmistakeably toward  resurrecting or replacing the Turbo-140 Corsa sitting in the woods since 1978