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I have an 850 MK2A with a low oil pressure. It was supposed to be freshly rebuilt but only reads 20 PSI cold with #40 oil and it goes downhill from there. My first guess is the oil pump or the rocker spindles are not in correctly.
The return into the oil tank is feeble.
It will wet sump completely in about a week.
It was ridden approx 400 miles in this condition. When I got it I noticed the poor return feed and installed an oil pressure gauge hence the above specs.
I would like to inspect the rocker spindles first. How can I do this without pulling them out? Has anyone seen a motor running with the rocker spindles incorrectly installed? I imagine there is a flood of oil in the top end, I need some indicator before I go to the trouble of pulling out rocker spindles.
It does not smoke. Plugs look good. Dual Amals.
The return into the oil tank is feeble.
It will wet sump completely in about a week.
It was ridden approx 400 miles in this condition. When I got it I noticed the poor return feed and installed an oil pressure gauge hence the above specs.
I would like to inspect the rocker spindles first. How can I do this without pulling them out? Has anyone seen a motor running with the rocker spindles incorrectly installed? I imagine there is a flood of oil in the top end, I need some indicator before I go to the trouble of pulling out rocker spindles.
It does not smoke. Plugs look good. Dual Amals.