Shut off valve in oil feed line
#41
Down the road a bit . Post, I put the Oil shut off valve fix in my softtail. The valve must have failed. Left the bar and bike sounded funny and started shaking. Buddy came and toed it home we found it had no oil until the valve was unstuck.
Will it be ok to change the oil and run it.
Failed valve means for got to open it.
Will it be ok to change the oil and run it.
Failed valve means for got to open it.
#43
Over in the world of vintage Nortons somebody developed an oil valve that held your ignition key. You could not get at the key without opening the valve. Although those bikes are prone to filling their sumps while parked, most owners opt to rebuilt their oil pumps instead....
https://nycnorton.com/product/reed-valve-breather-kit/
Last edited by 60Gunner; 04-20-2022 at 03:42 PM.
#44
That's a nice aftermarket bit. Adding a reed valve to the crankcase breathing system also helps reduce leaking and weeping. Back to the original question, on bikes I've owned that liked to fill their sump while parked, my choices were to start them up and ride them more often, or repair/replace the oil pump to help hold back gravity. No inline valve for me, I'm not **** enough to remember it every single time.
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#45
That's a nice aftermarket bit. Adding a reed valve to the crankcase breathing system also helps reduce leaking and weeping. Back to the original question, on bikes I've owned that liked to fill their sump while parked, my choices were to start them up and ride them more often, or repair/replace the oil pump to help hold back gravity. No inline valve for me, I'm not **** enough to remember it every single time.
Another reed valve used in Norton's is the BMW reed valve in another machined body for case mount. I use an inline version of this that I'm going to drill/tap the spacers for a hard mount.
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