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techtalk:ref:oil15 [2019/06/13 02:26] hippysmack [Testing at the rocker box] |
techtalk:ref:oil15 [2020/05/11 21:01] hippysmack [Installing an Oil Pressure Gauge] |
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| ====== REF: Oiling & Lubrication ====== | ====== REF: Oiling & Lubrication ====== | ||
| ====== Installing an Oil Pressure Gauge ====== | ====== Installing an Oil Pressure Gauge ====== | ||
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| The presence of oil pressure is usually measured by whether the oil light is on or not. \\ | The presence of oil pressure is usually measured by whether the oil light is on or not. \\ | ||
| The so called, idiot light, simply lets you know that the oil pressure is high enough to actuate the oil pressure switch and then the light. \\ | The so called, idiot light, simply lets you know that the oil pressure is high enough to actuate the oil pressure switch and then the light. \\ | ||
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| ==== Testing at the rocker box ==== | ==== Testing at the rocker box ==== | ||
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| * On a cold startup, the pressure is higher due to the thicker oil present. | * On a cold startup, the pressure is higher due to the thicker oil present. | ||
| * As the engine warms up, the oil thins out and the pressure is reduced in the rocker boxes. | * As the engine warms up, the oil thins out and the pressure is reduced in the rocker boxes. | ||
| - | * Excess crankcase pressure (air and oil mist) is vented differently between pre and post 91 engines. | + | * Pulsating crankcase pressure (air and oil mist) is vented differently between pre and post 91 engines. |
| * On pre 91 engines, excess crankcase pressure is vented through the cam cover. | * On pre 91 engines, excess crankcase pressure is vented through the cam cover. | ||
| * On post 91 engines, excess crankcase pressure is routed up the pushrod tubes and vented thru the rocker boxes to exit a hole in each head. | * On post 91 engines, excess crankcase pressure is routed up the pushrod tubes and vented thru the rocker boxes to exit a hole in each head. | ||
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| {{:techtalk:evo:oil:98_cam_chest_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by Hippysmack)) | {{:techtalk:evo:oil:98_cam_chest_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by Hippysmack)) | ||
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| + | ===== At the Oil Pump ===== | ||
| + | |Parts. ((photo by rocketmangb of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2049680))| | ||
| + | |{{:techtalk:ref:oil:oil_pressure_gauge_rig_2_by_rocketmangb.jpg?direct&300|}}| | ||
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| + | |Hoses lengths. ((photo by rocketmangb of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2049680&page=2))|Hook one end to the filter pad. ((photo by rocketmangb of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2049680&page=2))|Hook the other end to the oil pump. ((photo by rocketmangb of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2049680&page=2))| | ||
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| + | |Hold or mount the gauge where you want it. ((photos by rocketmangb of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2049680&page=2))||| | ||
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