4110 question

[MLinOleMiss]

The help was on my 4110 today and came and told me that it was leaking oil. I went and looked and there was, in fact, an oil leak. There is a metal fitting that comes out of the valve cover and curves back down with a hose attached to it, the oil was dripping out the end of the hose. My question is, where does the end of the small hose connect, I didn't see anywhere that looked like it may be a connection point. Thanks in advance.

 

[skipmarcy]

If it's like mine it's probably the crankcase breather tube - it's common for some oil to drip from it. Automobiles used to have this same system before PCV valve systems came into play back in the mid-1960's. The tube hung down into the airstream under the vehicle and had a draft across it and created a little vacuum as you drove down the road, hence they were called a road draft tube. Anyway, it's just blowby from the crankcase of the engine.

 

[MLinOleMiss]

Sounds good. Thanks.