oil pump disaster
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 6,314
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From: South-central Missouri
BTDT...
with posters above re:
Two choices-
Option one: Repair the existing cap - and move on.
Option two: Replace the cap. You might get lucky and find one the will "Platicgauge" OK. But if you can't find a suitable cap, you're looking at line boring and all that goes with it. If you're going to do that, then rings and bearings and maybe a valve job "while you're 'in there' " may be in order. The good news is your motor odometer gets reset to zero miles.
with posters above re:Two choices-
Option one: Repair the existing cap - and move on.
Option two: Replace the cap. You might get lucky and find one the will "Platicgauge" OK. But if you can't find a suitable cap, you're looking at line boring and all that goes with it. If you're going to do that, then rings and bearings and maybe a valve job "while you're 'in there' " may be in order. The good news is your motor odometer gets reset to zero miles.
Thread Starter
Intermediate
Joined: Nov 2012
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Im in the process of buying a motorcycle. So I will probably just try and find a new cap and put it in until I have the time to do another tear down. This motor was rebuilt about I would say 13 years ago. So its getting to be about that time anyways. It has a bunch of mods so a refresh is never a bad idea.
Thanks again everyone for the help.
Thanks again everyone for the help.
Drifting
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 1,552
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From: Mid Ohio
Just get a used cap and reuse the bearing.
1. Plasti-gage it to verify gap
2. Disconnect the belt and remove the plugs. Measure TQ to spin engine. If greater than specs you have a problem. If within... drive on.
No it won't be perfect.. but there is such a thing as good enough.
Oh and btw.. don't weld on the existing cap. Bad idea unless your going align hone all the bores.
1. Plasti-gage it to verify gap
2. Disconnect the belt and remove the plugs. Measure TQ to spin engine. If greater than specs you have a problem. If within... drive on.
No it won't be perfect.. but there is such a thing as good enough.
Oh and btw.. don't weld on the existing cap. Bad idea unless your going align hone all the bores.
