***PROBLEM FOUND***
Thanks for the help. I found the problem and it was the SCREEN!! I am sorry to say that it was totally self inflicted. My car has the updated screen as installed on 80 and later models. The one with the solid top and mesh sides. Well…I managed to install that sucker wrong while I still had the engine on the table last fall. I “missed” the hole with the scavenge tube and had the plate installed in the wrong position. The plug should have been at a 90 angle from centerline nearer the left rear wheel. I had it in-line with the case seam nearer the muffler. The result of my folly is a destroyed screen and damaged pride. Hopefully no metal bits made their way into the system. The magnetic plug was clean as a whistle.
Anyway, I removed the damaged screen and reinstalled the sum plate. Filled it back up with oil and took it for a spin…PROBLEM SOLVED! Today I will break out the check book and order a new screen.
B I G thanks to all those that replied!
Regards,
Ron Milliet
Petal, MS
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