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Priming Oiling System?
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I always make a habit of turning the motor over by hand a few full revolutions. If something is off and binds up, you'll be able to feel it, whereas the starter motor would just blow through and bend a valve or worse.
I think that starting it up after a rebuild is really no worse than your average cold start in terms of wear, perhaps even better because of lubing everything with moly grease...
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I put a small space heater on the motor and got the whole thing nice and warm just to get the oil moving too....... it started in about 2 seconds shocked me but was happy .......... did'nt hardly smoke at all either tiny bit for no more than 5 seconds..... let it idle at 1,800 to 2,000 for maybe 2 minutes with a fan going, shut it down looked it over real fast and then took it for a 40 mile ride......... next day I re torgued and the took it for 3 20 miles rides a day before I changed the oil...... wanted to heat cycle it at least 4 times before the change..... hope you have the same good luck, sharp bike....... I personly think you shouldn't push it but do a few pulls in 3 and 4th maybe to 5,500 then back off and let it cool right away for a couple hundred yards. (put a little load on it) to help seat the rings.
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On further thought I'm now thinking about pulling one of the main oil galley plugs and cranking the engine until I see oil present. That means the pump is working and near to the crank. I'm adding an oil cooler so want to get some oil up this thing too.
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Take out the spark plugs and start kicking.......Nessism wrote: Getting ready to fire up my 750 after a complete tear down. Used assembly lube (lightly) on things like crank/cams/valve buckets, etc, but wondering what's the best method to prime the oiling system before firing this bad boy up? ]
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bountyhunter wrote:
Take out the spark plugs and start kicking.......Nessism wrote: Getting ready to fire up my 750 after a complete tear down. Used assembly lube (lightly) on things like crank/cams/valve buckets, etc, but wondering what's the best method to prime the oiling system before firing this bad boy up? ]
Kicking? :S
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swest wrote: At least you're not putting in synthetic oil and wonder why the rings don't seat. :lol:
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You think the rings won't seat with synthetic? Sounds like a challenge. :evil:
You realize of course that millions and millions of new cars are built each year with synthetic oil in them right?
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swest wrote: It was a joke. On the other hand, I always used the thinnest and cheapest oil for the initial break in. Dump it out at 500 miles, then put in the good stuff. Always worked for me. :whistle:
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Dumping the oil at 500 miles sounds about right. I'm going to pick up some cheap diesel oil, maybe some of that supertech stuff they sell at Wallmart.
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