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Engine Mechanical TopicsDiscussion for motor builds, cams, head work, stripped bolts and other engine related issues. The good and the bad. If it goes round and around or up and down, post it here.
Yes.
The blue, red, or brown plates and pumps are NOT needed.
Do thay look cool....sure.
We even carry them on the shelf, for those that insist.
NOT needed.
As I have said before, reminds me of the "unleaded valve seat conversions" of the Shovelhead days......
Scott
So a costly mistake as I was going through my steps I never settled the pump.
Hey Hossup,
Just curious about this as I just changed cams on my bike this week. Did that happen because you did not "center" the oil pump by rotating the crank while torquing the 4 bolts in sequence? I do not recall "settling" the oil pump and hope you are referring to the same thing.
I believe that is the one and same. I infered he did not remove pump from cam plate which I also didnt do until after reading the manual, I separated to re-install using the centering bolts available online.
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