HD oil or Mobil 1
#61
05-09-2016 | 12:53 PM
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Just read the Harley-Davidson(R) Motor Company Service Manual Engine Chapter Engine Oil Flow. That is all I am quoting. The amount is what I have seen. You may be correct that since the return pump is larger then the pressure pump side, on the crank side, the sling oil is just the dump that the crank picks up. However, the only way the oil on the cam side can get to the return is thru the bearing openings on the crank. So that side runs pretty deep. The crank side just may accumulate the 6 oz you refer to at shutdown from drain down. On a Softail, the actual sealed drain is in the cam side and that is what I am familiar with.
I need to go into the cam chest of my Heritage in the near future. I will be looking at it closely, with your pic in hand....
#62
05-09-2016 | 01:03 PM
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From: Honah Lee
This may make it a little clearer but the case on the left in my attachment always has oil to the level of that lip cavity you see or the right bottom of the case. The pickup from the pump in the cam galley sucks off at the bottom of that cavity inside that narrow area. The oil on the back side in the cam galley is level with the large roller bearing. This by the way is Soft02's case.
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05-10-2016 | 06:04 AM
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