Congratulations!! I hope it continues to hold for you. Out of all the answers/comments I have read all over the place this one makes the most sense. You also have proof it worked! most everyone gets stuck that it is a wet bell housing so it must be the started. I can not think of one sane person that would intentionally put a starter motor where it would live and work submerged in oil, seals or not. I am looking for a pump for the old girl now.

Thank you

I think Ive found the problem, I recently spent a good amount of time on the truck we have with that issue, and as mentioned in a earlier post, i Believe it was the hydraulic pump, which cured the problem, we had flow from the jet pump, but it may not have been enough for the jet pump action to draw the excess fluid out of the bell housing, and actually the way its designed, if your flow is too low you will instead, fill the bell housing, so far after checking this unit out since the replacement, the bell housing is holding a slight amount of oil on the bottom,

Steppednit,
I agree with your thoughts on the scavenger tube area and that is where I am looking also. I could be all wet but seams to me like it over fills once it is shut off raising the oil level. I do not see away to adjust the height of the tube to lower the level but.......

sitting here thinking about it may be i spoke to quickly about adjusting the spray flow?? if the flow spraying on the chain was lessened it would have to send more to the scavenger tube which in turn should *** out more oil from the bell housing possibly lowering the level???? just thinking

The only problem I see with your thought is it only leaks when parked at least in my case. It will run all day and not leak but once shut off it will start leaking. So again in my case the amount being sprayed does not seam like it would come into play.

Thank you for your thoughts and for some it may help.

The spray tube on the older Hysters was adjustable. I am not sure this unit has that ability.

I have the exact same problem and thoughts on this problem, seems to be a volume of oil issue since its intermittent, and leaking from starters that have been recently replaced, I think its up to us to find a solution and post it, to put this evasive annoying problem to bed, any further recommendations ,from anyone with experience with this problem,I am going after the scavenger
tube area myself

Thank you for your reply Kevin
Yes it does have a wet bellhousing and the gasket between the starter and the bellhousing is sealed good no leaks there. And i agree with you it is probably the seal in the starter. But it seams to me the oil level is way to high in the bell housing. The lubracation for the chain is sprayed on to it via return line from steering so to me no real need to have 6 (that is an arbitrary number I do not know what the real depth is) inches of oil in the bottom of the bellhousing. And i know a seal is a seal but is the starter really designed to run submerged in oil? One thing I do notice is that there is no check valve in the return line so what ever is in the line when the engine is turned off will flow back into the bellhousing causing the level to rise to some extent. Since it does not appear to leak while running only after being shut off is it possible that is what is causing the problem? If so is there anyway to adjust the jet pump lower to compensate for the drain of the return oil?
Thank you again for any help replacing the unit is not in the budget any time in the near future.

Truck has a wet bellhousing so more than likely the seal in the starter is bad...there should also be a gasket between the starter and bellhousing....

I should add the oil is not leaking at the mounting flange of the starter but on the back side where the winding's are