dripping black oil...

55'Fleetwin7.5

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1965 Starflite 90S... last two time I have run the motor, it ran ok, but after I shut it down, I notice it drips black oil from a point near the water intake area. I mix my gas/oil at one pint per six gallons. As I say, it is running ok, i guess except for the oil. Any thoughts?
 

coolguy147

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Re: dripping black oil...

pretty normal for that engine. use tcw-3 oil snythetic will smoke less
 

tashasdaddy

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Re: dripping black oil...

it is just unburnt residue in the exhaust housing, normal. a decarb would clean out the engine.

Decarb, take a can of seafoam put 3/4 of it in the gas tank, with only 1 gallon of premixed gas. put the rest in a spray bottle. start the engine, and let it come up to temperature. then remove plugs, and them some real good shot of seafoam into the cylinders, replace plugs, let sit 15 minutes. restart, and spray the rest of the seafoam into the carbs, so the the motor almost stalls, wait and repeat until the seafoam is gone.then take for a wide open spin. then put in new plugs, ad premixed gas to the tank, and take it for a wide open throttle spin. it is going to smoke like a house on fire, during this process.
 
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