Oil feed tap.

[berger]

Rex knows and so should you know, 

[RichardL]

Maybe Berger is referring to this.

[RichardL]

Berger,

Just realized I may have spoiled the fun of Worty finally kenning to it. Sorry about that.

Richard L.

[Worty]

Berger,

Just realized I may have spoiled the fun of Worty finally kenning to it. Sorry about that.

Richard L.

N(D)ope, never heard of it so never would have got it.  Get the 'oil' bit totally (in terms of the two types), but the rest of it is lost on me.  There was never any mention of this 'back in the day'.  Either that, or I was too 'distracted' to notice - where the hell did that all come from?

[berger]

Worty o dear forget the dope , dope , Rex nailed it for you , turn the damper rod knob [ haha pun intended] 180 degrees and what will it read?   

[RichardL]

My find was 10 seconds on Google.

[Worty]

Ah, yeah, but maybe I'd forget to turn the damper knob and spend so much time wondering why 710 was written there I'd forget to turn the oil tap on.

Where the hell did that crap come from anyway - guess I was never really part of the 'scene' but partied like a fool anyway

[sean]

Surely if the bike is wet sumping that badly there is a bigger issue that needs sorting. Mine will get slightly smoky after four to six weeks of inactivity but not to any major extent. Perhaps its time for a deeper look?

Point taken Slymo!  I'm still not clear in my head where the ball bearing is that's supposed to prevent w/s.  However, I do know that my motor has been stripped more than a Soho dancer, so I'm unwilling to do that again (especially as it's only done 1100m since the Bergs rebuild).  Other than the w/s, the oil returns as it should, and the motor sounds as smooth as a nut.  The old adage of 'it it ain't broke, don't fix it' springs to mind - or in my case, 'if it ain't broke a lot, don't fix it a lot'.

This is what your looking for but need to split the cases to find it … note the difference in spring length with the original that been compressed since 62 and the new one

[Worty]

Sort of strayed off topic there Sean.

Anyhow, I am much the wiser after seeing the item in question.  As for my motor, the next time it comes apart, it probably won't be going back together in my lifetime - that'd be a joy for posterity (and so would the anti-wet sumping set up).  If I blow the motor, watch this space for a variety of spares.

[limeyrob]

My old and news springs were very much like that photo.  I did notice that the BSA spring had proper closed ends and the new replacement was just cut. A small detail but it shows BSA paid attention to detail.

[chaterlea25]

Hi All,
Sean,
The ASV ball valve only works if the pump does not leak through the joints, spindle, or porosity

Worty,   ,,      LOL

John

[Worty]

Hi All,
Sean,
The ASV ball valve only works if the pump does not leak through the joints, spindle, or porosity

Worty,   ,,      LOL

John

Thanks John, I have my moments

It is nice to see oil (710) still in the tank (and the electrics working now I've put a working battery on)   Apart from the oil leak from the speedo drive and (AGAIN) the l/h fork seal, I feel the bike is now *complete* in the sense everything is working and it's running beautifully (hats off to Bergs and MWAS again).  When it's running like this, I don't want to be on anything else!

[sean]

Hi All,
Sean,
The ASV ball valve only works if the pump does not leak through the joints, spindle, or porosity

Worty,   ,,      LOL

John

Thanks John, I have my moments

It is nice to see oil (710) still in the tank (and the electrics working now I've put a working battery on)   Apart from the oil leak from the speedo drive and (AGAIN) the l/h fork seal, I feel the bike is now *complete* in the sense everything is working and it's running beautifully (hats off to Bergs and MWAS again).  When it's running like this, I don't want to be on anything else!

I put the blue pump in no problems with wet sumping since doing both the spring/ball and pump

[Worty]

Blue pump??

[berger]

worty blue pump