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techtalk:ih:oil01 [2019/03/17 23:00] hippysmack [IH: Oiling & Lubrication] |
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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. \\ | ||
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| + | 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|}}| | ||
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| + | ===== Oil Lines to the Rockers ===== | ||
| + | There are rubber grommets on both ends of the oil lines. ((IronMick of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=753175&highlight=split+rocker+box)) \\ | ||
| + | Some guys install two on each end, which is a wrong thing to do. \\ | ||
| + | Sometimes the rubber from an improperly installed grommet plugs the oil line. \\ | ||
| + | Before going into the gearcase (to check for low / no oil to the rocker boxes); \\ | ||
| + | Remove both oil lines, and check the rubbers on both ends of each. \\ | ||
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| + | ===== 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 ====== | ||
