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That motor needs grease. 90 wt. oil will leak out. I prefer John Deere Corn Head grease over Lubriplate assembly lube grease, myself. The Corn Head stuff is very good and will cling better to gears that are turning rapidly inside the gear housing. I just hold the grease gun over the opening and pump it full until it comes out the top vent plug, or you can get a rubber tipped adapter that sticks over the end of your grease gun. One big tube will do several motors and is cheaper in price compared to the Lubriplate. It’s available at any John Deere dealer, or at least they can order some for you.
Once you get your Elgin running, it will likely be one of your favorite motors. They are very good runners with lots of power. Be sure to mix some good TCW 3 outboard oil at 16/1 ratio when your’e ready to run it.