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Old Jun 6, 2010 | 07:50 PM
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I suppose my old 45 is just getting old. In the last year, I've noticed my oil flow is really down. I looked in the manual and it suggested draining the oil and really flushing the oil tank. I'm wondering if I should take the oil pump off and clean it really good and reassemble it. Any thoughts, I really hate to remove it, but I had a pan, that sheared the key and I messed up the top end on the bike. I may have a sheared key in this one too.
 
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Old Jun 16, 2010 | 04:20 PM
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flush it w/ a lighter oil then, if it still dosent pump right ck the oil pump out
 
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Old Jul 13, 2010 | 11:38 PM
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I'll do that and see if I can get the oil cleaned up. It could be full of sludge.
 
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