On 12/01/2015 03:22 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
I don't do automatic trannies . Just finished changing the oil in the
Harley , looks like I need to pull the jugs and replace the base gaskets .
Not that it's losing a lot of oil , but that mist attracts dirt which rubs
off onto the inside of the left leg of my jeans . Hasn't been too long ago I
did a near-complete rebuild on the Kohler motor in my tractor - including
welding a patch into the hole the connecting rod made in the crankcase when
it grenaded .

I did a Torqueflite rebuild when I was a kid. I was stupider then. I had
all the right tools, a couple of ice picks for the snap rings and so
forth. There's an overrunning clutch in the rear of the tranny that you
can assemble backwards. Don't ask me how I know.

Is it the base gaskets that are blowing vapor? Mine's getting a little
loose and that theory about the blow by from the heads being fed into
the air cleaner wasn't cutting it. I put one of those breather kits on
so now the mist makes sure the underside of the frame doesn't rust.

I have know people that just put a maxipad in the air cleaner cover but
that seemed a little primitive.