Kenny's lightweight Piston
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Wil do Russ,
Only get a chance to run her in the week-ends, but will fix up the small oil leaks and hope to put some KM on the bike next week-end. I am doing the Australian pilgrimage to Phillip Island for the MotoGP in October, so she will be fully tested by then and I can give my full verdict.
Cheers Richard
Only get a chance to run her in the week-ends, but will fix up the small oil leaks and hope to put some KM on the bike next week-end. I am doing the Australian pilgrimage to Phillip Island for the MotoGP in October, so she will be fully tested by then and I can give my full verdict.
Cheers Richard
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I know nobody will believe this! But after I installed Total Seal rings on my Supercharged 850 along with valve guide seals on all 4 valves as recommended by Total Seal. My bike stopped wet sumping! It can sit for months with a dry sump where before i would have to drain the sump after a week of sitting.
Has anybody else had this happen?
Has anybody else had this happen?
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Bruce MacGregor said:
What else did you do to it? Are you using the stock breather?
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Yes the breather is stock. no other changes. I also notice the oil stays nice and clear and I have been running the same platnum Bosch plugs for 2 years, they still look new.
I installed the rings dry into the original un honed mirror bores wih just a slight oiling of the piston skirts. It does not and did not burn a drop of oil.
I am curious if any one else has had similar results. I realize that this seems to defy logic.
Maybe the stock 850 check valve just started working as designed and is preventing the wet sumping. I dont know but I like it this way!
I installed the rings dry into the original un honed mirror bores wih just a slight oiling of the piston skirts. It does not and did not burn a drop of oil.
I am curious if any one else has had similar results. I realize that this seems to defy logic.
Maybe the stock 850 check valve just started working as designed and is preventing the wet sumping. I dont know but I like it this way!
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Yes, it does have a Mk3 Timing cover, But it used to wet sump with it before the ring job.
Go Figure,
Go Figure,
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With a blower on there should always be above atmosphere pressure in the combustion bore so always an outward push on oil trying to enter via guides.
There should not be a vacuum when piston descends to draw via intake guides as in nature fed intake. So I do not understand why the valve seals all around, nor how that has anything to do with the anti sump function. Still great to get a good news mystery this time Bruce.
There should not be a vacuum when piston descends to draw via intake guides as in nature fed intake. So I do not understand why the valve seals all around, nor how that has anything to do with the anti sump function. Still great to get a good news mystery this time Bruce.
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Seeley920 said:
I have a MkIII cover on my 72 and the cover is leaking slightly (not sure why) and the bike wetsumps. Cover will come off to rectify both those issues.
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Wanted to bring this back to th top and don't even want to here this thing won't be ready for Barber.The triumph will be ready so get that snorton ready. 
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Jim,
Please don't feed the Monkey.
Please don't feed the Monkey.
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Jims job is done ,so get off you a-s and get her runin.Holmeslice said:
Glad to hear she will be ready. Monkey huh!!!!!
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phantom309 said:Jims job is done ,so get off you a-s and get her runin.Holmeslice said:
Sorry folks, this is just some interloper who races an inferior marque trying to stir the pot. I'm embarrassed he's here - he's like a mold, just won't go away no matter how much you try.
Back to our regularly scheduled program.
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Say WhAT!
Have yoose Norton guys been misleading/concealing from me that an off the shelf item Turnip engine can take on hi cost Norton bombs? Hm the only real Commando isolastci racer uses a stronger Triumph gearbox. Why would Triumph have made a strong transmission than Nortom, hm. Also maybe I wasted money on Qualfie box too, Peel may over power it during initial break in. If this was a soap operator I'd be in suspense to find out it was a Triumph that did the deed. Personally I think the Triumph cleans up to more jewelry like appearance but dirty used Nortons look better than dirty Triumphs. Confused.
Have yoose Norton guys been misleading/concealing from me that an off the shelf item Turnip engine can take on hi cost Norton bombs? Hm the only real Commando isolastci racer uses a stronger Triumph gearbox. Why would Triumph have made a strong transmission than Nortom, hm. Also maybe I wasted money on Qualfie box too, Peel may over power it during initial break in. If this was a soap operator I'd be in suspense to find out it was a Triumph that did the deed. Personally I think the Triumph cleans up to more jewelry like appearance but dirty used Nortons look better than dirty Triumphs. Confused.
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lcrken said:
More like a bedbug.
Ken, your short-stroke expertise needed over in Tom Kullen's thread about 5-speed gearboxes.
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Holmeslice said:
More like a bedbug.
Didn't read that post but do what alot of you norton guys do when you make power, yup add a triumph trans to it
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