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- Sun Mar 07, 2010 9:20 am
- Forum: Engine & Transmission Shop
- Topic: Oil flow
- Replies: 2
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Oil flow
Hi. Any one help with problem on roundcase engine? Following rebuild, oil pump doesn't seem to pick up oil unless I lean bike to the right. Oil sump is full, strainer is new, and strainer locating sleeve is correctly positioned with cut out at top. With the bike leant over the flow of oil from the ...
- Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:35 am
- Forum: Roundcase Engines > 750 GT, 750 Sport & 750 Super Sport
- Topic: Valve guide seals
- Replies: 2
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Valve guide seals
hi I brought a basket case 750 sport and am in the process of rebuilding it. The valve guides look new and have no wear but I cant see how the oil seals are fitted. On my 900 SS there are o rings inside the guide but the 750 guides have no groove for this, I have also seen guides that have a groove ...
- Sun Mar 29, 2009 6:54 am
- Forum: Engine & Transmission Shop
- Topic: oil leak rear head
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11679
- Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:11 pm
- Forum: Engine & Transmission Shop
- Topic: oil leak rear head
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11679
oil leak rear head
Hi All. Following rebuid last year my 900ss has an irritating oil leak from the rear head. Having removed the head to fix this issue it seems that the O rings in the return passages are not very compressed. Having measured everything, it is not holding up on the oil spigots but it looks as if the ...
- Thu May 22, 2008 10:48 am
- Forum: Carburettor & Fuel System Shop
- Topic: 900 ss rear cylinder races away
- Replies: 1
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900 ss rear cylinder races away
Hi Trying to set up carbs as per the carb sync process posted here and can get somewhere near an initial balance if I hold the revs at 2000 or so but I cant get it to tick over, just as i think i am getting there the rear cylinder loads up and the revs climb to about 4000 rpm. Any thoughts??
- Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:28 am
- Forum: Wheel, Brake & Tyre Shop
- Topic: 4 bolt discs on 6 bolt wheels more than drill and tap holes
- Replies: 2
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- Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:59 am
- Forum: Wheel, Brake & Tyre Shop
- Topic: 4 bolt discs on 6 bolt wheels more than drill and tap holes
- Replies: 2
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4 bolt discs on 6 bolt wheels more than drill and tap holes
I have read with interest the previous posts on replacing speedline wheels with FPS and nowwhere do I see any mention of FPS wheels being too wide to fit between the forks when the 4 bolt discs are in place. I have some 1979 FPS 6 bolt wheels and it looks like I need to machine 5 mm off the disc ...