Originally Posted by
houston
soooooo ... question ..... when an offroad engine has a leaking front bearing and will not run properly what do you attribute that too?
The leaking bearing (assume oil leaking out) where it didn’t leak before is probably due to one or both bearings being out of spec (too loose). That is the only time I’ve ever had an engine leak from the front excessively and suddenly.
However even with a loose bearing, the engine will still run. It just won’t tune worth a damn. Even a minuscule amount of play can wreak havoc.