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Old 07-01-2008, 07:39 PM
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Default Followup..no oil pressure

About 2 weeks ago a friend of mine came over and we started changing the oils in my bikes.&nbsp\\; He took off working on the softtail..before I knew it, he took the crank case plug out and drained all that oil.&nbsp\\; I put the plug back in and showed him the hose he was suppose to pull off to drain the oil.&nbsp\\; After we put the oil back in, we fired it up and it ran fine.&nbsp\\; Since then, it has drove ~150 miles with no problem.&nbsp\\;

This morning I went to fire it up to go to work and the oil light came on.&nbsp\\; I parked it and jumped on my other bike and ran to work.&nbsp\\; When I got home, I took the sending unit off and hooked a pressure guage on it.&nbsp\\; I fired the bike up and the guage never moved.
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Oil pump I assume?&nbsp\\; That much a PIA to change out?
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Derek
 
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Old 07-01-2008, 10:53 PM
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Check your pressure release valve. If its stuck open you will get very low or no pressure. Replace the spring if it looks weak.
 
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Old 07-02-2008, 07:29 AM
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