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oil circulation?

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by nablats, Jul 4, 2023.

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    finally started my rebuilt xj650 and ran it for just a minute, all seems fine. I would like to know if there is another way of checking oil circulation as my pipe connection to the oil cooler seems stuck fast, and I dont want to force the issue?
     
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    You could remove the valve cover and see if oil made it up to the cams
     
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    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    ^^ this^^
    Checking for flow at the oil cooler won't show you if any oil has gotten to the cams or not.
     
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    Aye, `tis true. I should be checking valve clearances also, I may have not put shims all back in the original buckets (dropped my egg-box )
     
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    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    When you chake them (and sort them out if needed) make a chart of the shim size that's in each bucket. That way you can have an easier job at the next valve clearance adjustment.
     
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    When you start the engine on the centre stand, see the oil level drop in the site glass, you think - where did it go? If it does drop (as it should), that means it’s somewhere else....
     
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    This shall be done. btw - popped off the valve cover and good oil delivery was apparent. Cheers.
     
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    Its a bit like the Spike Milligan response to the question `what are you doing here?` - -
    `well - everybody got to be somewhere!`
     
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