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I parked my lakota sport in the garage after today's ride and when I shut it off I heard something like air blowing out. I checked one of the tires and to my amazement I spotted steam flying out from under the engine. A closer inspection revealed this-
And a more distant pic to show the location. It's on the bottom of the front end of the block.
I doubt it is, but can any lakota owners see if it's some kind of vent or something that's on their engine as well? Oil doesn't leak out when parked or when the engine is running, it just shot out steam for like a minute when I shut it down after a pretty long ride. I'm not sure if this occured today, or if I just noticed it today, but I remember nailing a rock in an unseen area under the front end and I hope this isnt the product. If so, does anyone know where I can get a replacement? I may just put epoxy over the hole and invest in a full chassis skid plate.
And a more distant pic to show the location. It's on the bottom of the front end of the block.
I doubt it is, but can any lakota owners see if it's some kind of vent or something that's on their engine as well? Oil doesn't leak out when parked or when the engine is running, it just shot out steam for like a minute when I shut it down after a pretty long ride. I'm not sure if this occured today, or if I just noticed it today, but I remember nailing a rock in an unseen area under the front end and I hope this isnt the product. If so, does anyone know where I can get a replacement? I may just put epoxy over the hole and invest in a full chassis skid plate.
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I looked over the engine block and there is another hole just like this way ontop of the case so I believe it is just a slightly enlargened pry point. I think my piston/rings/sleeve are toast anyway. I bought it used and the performance is nothing like what other lakota owners describe it as even with aftermarket parts. I plan to bore it out to 335 or get a .040 overbore soon to fix that problem.
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Thank you, finally a straight answer. When I look into it I see a bead of white gasket sealer so I believe it is sealed. There is no dirt sticking to the area or any dark spots so I dont think it's leaking from there, but when I rebuild my engine I'm going to replace all of the gaskets just to be sure it doesnt leak. I'm going to get larger valves and new piston so it should solve my problems.
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