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robavi
Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 26
Age : 68
Location : South East Florida
Points : 5621
Registration date : 2009-05-02
 |  Subject: Engine part location  Thu Apr 12, 2012 7:43 pm | |
| Where would the oil pump be on the silverwing? |
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masscoot
Silver Wing Rider
Number of posts : 438
Location : Central New England
Points : 6064
Registration date : 2009-03-24
| | Subject: Re: Engine part location Thu Apr 12, 2012 8:29 pm | |
| Find your oil filter, and follow it.
oil pump |
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robavi
Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 26
Age : 68
Location : South East Florida
Points : 5621
Registration date : 2009-05-02
| | Subject: Re: Engine part location Thu Apr 12, 2012 10:03 pm | |
| How does the relief valve work? |
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KurtPerthWA
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1710
Age : 75
Location : Belmont, Perth WA
Points : 8039
Registration date : 2009-01-19
| | Subject: Re: Engine part location Fri Apr 13, 2012 6:26 am | |
| Oil filter dirty....clogged up good
pressure build up......can't get oot
pressure build up lifts the valve....spring compressess
oil gets out..... engine lives on
Valve gets stuck......engine KA-BOOM! |
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robavi
Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 26
Age : 68
Location : South East Florida
Points : 5621
Registration date : 2009-05-02
| | Subject: Re: Engine part location Fri Apr 13, 2012 6:57 am | |
| So that explains that little bit of oil drops and the oil splatter in front of engine that most likely dribble down and under the engine? |
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KurtPerthWA
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1710
Age : 75
Location : Belmont, Perth WA
Points : 8039
Registration date : 2009-01-19
| | Subject: Re: Engine part location Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:31 am | |
| nope. that may be a cam cover gasket........or head gasket leak
I'd go looking...... the source of this evil. |
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robavi
Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 26
Age : 68
Location : South East Florida
Points : 5621
Registration date : 2009-05-02
| | Subject: Re: Engine part location Fri Apr 13, 2012 2:07 pm | |
| Is that normal for 32,000 miles? |
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bigbird
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 2387
Location : Winnipeg
Points : 7789
Registration date : 2010-05-02
| | Subject: Re: Engine part location Fri Apr 13, 2012 2:40 pm | |
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surlybiker58
Touring Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 350
Location : Elkton , Maryland
Points : 4983
Registration date : 2011-12-11
| | Subject: Re: Engine part location Fri Apr 13, 2012 6:38 pm | |
| The real question is your engine leaking oil ?
Do you have to keep adding oil every time you check the oil level ?
If the level is staying the same then you can't have much of a leak if any to
worry about.
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