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highdesert said:I do have homemade stickers reminder on the headlamp shell, and another on the handlebar in the center, that says OIL LINE!
Came with one of my bikes:
Like that would help. :mrgreen:
highdesert said:I do have homemade stickers reminder on the headlamp shell, and another on the handlebar in the center, that says OIL LINE!
mcns said:Can someone explain to me when you start your twin internal combustable engine full of oil (or at least more than it should have) how the camshaft is not getting any oil?
ML said:Why fight the problem? The problem is the solution! Simply cut out the bottom of the motor and weld a one gallon sump onto it. Divert the oil feed to the sump and all will be well. Oh, and a side benefit is if any of the pesky frame gets in the way of the sump just cut that out too.
mcns said:I could have sworn I have read on another thread on this forum that wet sumping causes oil starvation to the bottom end on initial start-up. Maybe I just read it wrong.
Cheesehead Commando said:I have a question regarding the wet sumping issue. A number responses to this post mention the issue regarding the oil pump and assuming it is good. How does one know if the wet sumping is being caused by a bad pump?? My "74 850 seems to drain oil a bit too fast for my liking, and I am concerned about the pump. Not crazy about tearing the engine out and splitting the cases to determine the pump is ok.. How can I test it? Other suggestions about why it seems to occur? Thanks for the comments..
grandpaul said:This begs the question - WHY ARE NORTON OIL PUMPS SO BLOODY EXPENSIVE?
grandpaul said:Seems to me an industrious fellow could earn a tidy income just making Norton oil pumps and selling them on the open market.
Tooling and reverse engineering costs cuold be recouped pretty quickly (my guess). The raw materials certainly don't give any indication of current finished product cost.
tuono said:Some Commandos must weigh about 600lbs with all the unnecessary junk on them that the 'specialists' say you need!
sidreilley said:grandpaul said:Seems to me an industrious fellow could earn a tidy income just making Norton oil pumps and selling them on the open market.
Tooling and reverse engineering costs cuold be recouped pretty quickly (my guess). The raw materials certainly don't give any indication of current finished product cost.
Seems like it wouldn't be much of a leap for someone like Morgo, who's already making replacement pumps for Triumphs.
grandpaul said:ML said:Why fight the problem? The problem is the solution! Simply cut out the bottom of the motor and weld a one gallon sump onto it. Divert the oil feed to the sump and all will be well. Oh, and a side benefit is if any of the pesky frame gets in the way of the sump just cut that out too.
That sounds like a pretty good idea!
The sump could run from just aft of the front crossover tube, and splay out below the engine mounts, similar to several other brands' designs.
No need to cut any frame members, either; just keep the width narrow enough to fit between the frame tubes.
Maybe a perimiter-bolted bottom cover and integral fitment of a modified sump screen body that could affix the sump to the engine with it's heavy thread.
With careful design, you could even retain the centerstand; although it wouldn't work with 2-into-1 headers (sorry, Jean).
Time to burn some midnight oil on AutoCAD...
RennieK said:Good spotting Ludwig all I saw was the timing gears when I read the thread.