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I bought one of those inline anti-wetsump valves. It has a ball bearing and a light spring inside, "based on the Velocette design" according to the ebay merchant I bought it from.
But I've noticed on the UK NOC site there's lots of horror stories about people who fitted similar valves then blew up their motors from lack of oil. Now I'm nervous. Are my fears groundless or am I flirting with disaster? I poked a wire inside to test it and it seems to work fine. Spring action feels nice and light as they say it should be.
Perhaps fitting an oil pressure gauge at the same time would be a good idea? Then if I start the bike up and have zero psi I'll be able to detect the problem before the damage is done (?)
Debby
But I've noticed on the UK NOC site there's lots of horror stories about people who fitted similar valves then blew up their motors from lack of oil. Now I'm nervous. Are my fears groundless or am I flirting with disaster? I poked a wire inside to test it and it seems to work fine. Spring action feels nice and light as they say it should be.
Perhaps fitting an oil pressure gauge at the same time would be a good idea? Then if I start the bike up and have zero psi I'll be able to detect the problem before the damage is done (?)
Debby