pan questions
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From: Worthington, ky
pan questions
ive recently taken my 1950 pan to a man to fix some leaks..it has been converted to a belt drive, the original chain oiler was plugged off.. he said this cant happen the eng needs to breathe so he ran a hose out of the primary for a vent...is this normal ????...he also told me i need an oil pump becuase my oil pump is not returning all of the oil back to the tank causing some my leaking problems....does this sound normal????? just some things i would like a second opinion on
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From: Santa Klaus County, Cali
tadams...definitely you need the vent. Just connect a hose to the vent and run it to the rear of the bike. And for your wrench's infornation, not all of the oil is/should return to the tanks. Until 65 MoCo operated on a constant loss system. 65 pans were the first with the outer aluminum to suck oil from the primary back to the oil tank. With the tin and a chain, part of the oil was used to lubricate the primary chain and fall/drip on the ground (hence the term, Harleys always mark their spot).
I say vent it first and run it to see what happens. Almost seems as if he does not know a great deal about older bikes or he does and assumes you do not and is trying to get more money by selling you an expensive fix you may not/do not need.
I say vent it first and run it to see what happens. Almost seems as if he does not know a great deal about older bikes or he does and assumes you do not and is trying to get more money by selling you an expensive fix you may not/do not need.
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From: Eagle River WI
Good luck on finding coil covers leave them exposed or paint them As for the engine vent I run a hose off the engine vent (after I take off the 90 degree to the old chain ) I drilled a 3/4 in hole through the inner primary (about half way between the front engine pulley and the clutch basket ) I put a 1/2 in copper 90 degree inside the clear hose so no kinks occur then run the lose up the vertical frame tube under the seat I put on a 3/8 unifilter and surround it with 1 1/2 pvc pipe cut to length This pvc covering will kind of keep the oil from turning chocolate after running in the rain Are you confused ? I am but it does work My 46 knuck and my 52 pan/shovel (prim belts) use this system
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