Bruce, I had about the same thing happen to me, mine was a main oil seal. Parked it, it was just fine, but the next morning I had a large puddle of oil. Hopefully this is not the case for you, when the seal goes, if it's bad enough, it can destroy your clutch. (Very expensive repair :( ) Yours may be different though, see if you can run it until it gets hot then look under while the engine is running (thus oil pressure is up) to see exactly where it's dripping from. This will help get a better idea of what the problem is. Make sure you keep a REAL close eye on your oil level. When the oil leaks out it tends to spread out and look like a whole lot more then it actually is, but always be safe and check it often,... Randy Newell 86 GL rnewell@epower.net
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