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techtalk:ih:oil01 [2019/03/13 21:43]
hippysmack [Ironhead Engine breather 101 Through 1985]
techtalk:ih:oil01 [2019/06/14 03:37]
hippysmack [Rocker Box]
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 ====== IH: Oiling & Lubrication ====== ====== IH: Oiling & Lubrication ======
 +====== Engine Oiling ======
 +
 ====== Oil Tank Pressure ====== ====== Oil Tank Pressure ======
 See the full article, [[techtalk:​ref:​oil04#​oil_tank_pressure|Oil Tank Pressure]], in the REF section of the Sportsterpedia. \\ See the full article, [[techtalk:​ref:​oil04#​oil_tank_pressure|Oil Tank Pressure]], in the REF section of the Sportsterpedia. \\
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 ===== Checking Oil Pressure ===== ===== Checking Oil Pressure =====
 See also [[techtalk:​ref:​oil15|Installing an Oil Pressure Gauge]] in the Sportsterpedia. \\ See also [[techtalk:​ref:​oil15|Installing an Oil Pressure Gauge]] in the Sportsterpedia. \\
 +
 +When checking oil pressure, it's important to note that you are not testing pressure at a dead stop standpoint. \\
 +The oil is flowing into the engine at the same time you are testing from a still test site. \\
 +Likewise, the resulting pressure reading is a reflection of residual pressure while that pressure is being manipulated. \\ 
 +(by oil flow as well as the current viscosity) \\
  
 According to the MoCo (FSMs), the oil pump is the prime testing point of oil pressure to the engine. \\  According to the MoCo (FSMs), the oil pump is the prime testing point of oil pressure to the engine. \\ 
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 |Oil path of 85 style cam cover ((photo by billeuze of the XLFORUM http://​xlforum.net/​forums/​showthread.php?​t=1103082))| |Oil path of 85 style cam cover ((photo by billeuze of the XLFORUM http://​xlforum.net/​forums/​showthread.php?​t=1103082))|
 |{{:​techtalk:​ih:​oil:​85_cam_cover_1_by_billeuze_annotated_by_hippysmack.jpg?​direct&​300|}}| |{{:​techtalk:​ih:​oil:​85_cam_cover_1_by_billeuze_annotated_by_hippysmack.jpg?​direct&​300|}}|
 +
 +===== Oil Lines to the Rockers =====
 +
 +
 +===== Rocker Box =====
 +The feed to the rockers is not a large diameter passage and not a lot of oil goes to the rocker gear. ((Ferrous Head of the XLFORUM http://​xlforum.net/​forums/​showthread.php?​t=753175&​highlight=split+rocker+box)) \\
 +But if you pull the lines off with the engine running you should be getting a good steady flow out of them. \\
  
 ====== Bottom End Oiling ====== ====== Bottom End Oiling ======