funwithfuel
Senior Member
Its not a fair test. Not really. It will tell you if the motor is worn out. Case drain is for cooling and lubricating oil. If you remove the hose from the machine to the implement and cap the end from the machine, you can shove a piece of rubber hose like old heater hose or whatever on the nipple of the motor. Clamp it securely. Start the machine, have the hose empty into a bucket. When you spin up the implement, you're looking for a trickle to a steady light flow. What you don't want to see is heavy flow or surging. When you stop the implement, you shouldn't see any more flow. That oil should shuttling between A & B
Rule of thumb, the flow from case drain should not exceed 10% of motors rated flow. This would require you to find the flow rate of your motor. Reach out to the mfr. of the mower or the motor if you can find the tag.
Hope I didn't muddy it up too much, good luck
Rule of thumb, the flow from case drain should not exceed 10% of motors rated flow. This would require you to find the flow rate of your motor. Reach out to the mfr. of the mower or the motor if you can find the tag.
Hope I didn't muddy it up too much, good luck