willyc

thanks for the welcome. As for the rings being worn, there doesnt seem to be any blow-by or pressure from the hose until oil suddenly spurts from the hose once its warmed up. what is the oil capacity for my engine? I need to get a shop manual for this bike! thanks alot guys and keep the help coming, will

Well My brother gave me his 1980 xs1100 after not riding it for two years. I put a new batttery in it and started it up and it was letting it warm up not on choke for about 15 minutes then I give it a couple revs and it puffs white smole and it dies. I then look at the air filter housing and its dripping oil. so I removed the air filter housing. and is was full of oil. I started it today without the housing on and again after about 10-15 minutes it started to spray oil out of the tube that goes from the air filter housing to the crank case. I am new to motorcylcles and want to get this on the road. thanks for any help, will