Burned up 72FLH
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Aug 2020
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From: College Station, TX
The Berndix of that era was 38 mm, and is plenty of carb if the engine isn't siginficantly modified.
WD40 is ok, but I prefer Kroil penetrating oil when theings are seized.
Paul
WD40 is ok, but I prefer Kroil penetrating oil when theings are seized.
Paul
Cleaned all the drippings, turns over with compression and pumps oil out.
Cruiser
Joined: Nov 2019
Posts: 199
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From: Western Pennsylvania
Glad you are bringing this back to life......don't let no "fire" take out a Shovelhead.
Oil leakage after the fire
I mocked up the motor enough to crank it and it fired but not run the carburetor is iffy, without exhaust on it I see oil pressure taking and returning and is making it up to the rocker boxes oil leaking underneath fitting there as its running down the oil line, tightened it, but still wants to leak and
oil out of all four rocker shaft screws if those O rings bad can I get to those from the outside?
And the pushrod tube O-rings are all bad. Should oil still be spitting out of the lifters without the O-rings in there as I have the covers held up if is there o rings around the lifters?
oil out of all four rocker shaft screws if those O rings bad can I get to those from the outside?
And the pushrod tube O-rings are all bad. Should oil still be spitting out of the lifters without the O-rings in there as I have the covers held up if is there o rings around the lifters?
Cruiser
Joined: Nov 2019
Posts: 199
Likes: 155
From: Western Pennsylvania
I mocked up the motor enough to crank it and it fired but not run the carburetor is iffy, without exhaust on it I see oil pressure taking and returning and is making it up to the rocker boxes oil leaking underneath fitting there as its running down the oil line, tightened it, but still wants to leak and
oil out of all four rocker shaft screws if those O rings bad can I get to those from the outside?
And the pushrod tube O-rings are all bad. Should oil still be spitting out of the lifters without the O-rings in there as I have the covers held up if is there o rings around the lifters?
oil out of all four rocker shaft screws if those O rings bad can I get to those from the outside?
And the pushrod tube O-rings are all bad. Should oil still be spitting out of the lifters without the O-rings in there as I have the covers held up if is there o rings around the lifters?
You gotta give me some slack here no oil coming out into the primary case or the timing house, its a 94 Ultima 1000 miles on it. So far I think Ill get by with those rocker box O-rings and lifter push tube seals. Some healthy signs of this motor so far.
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From: CT/FL
Two things -
You can't replace the pushrod tubes without removing the pushrods. You knew that, but I don't understand your question.
Short pieces of rubber vacuum hose make better seals for the oil supply fittings than the too-short ones in the 'kit'.
You can't replace the pushrod tubes without removing the pushrods. You knew that, but I don't understand your question.
Short pieces of rubber vacuum hose make better seals for the oil supply fittings than the too-short ones in the 'kit'.