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<blockquote data-quote="Tom Gaynor" data-source="post: 20133" data-attributes="member: 4034"><p>I made the mistake (hindsight: it may be bad, but it's <em>always</em> 20:20) of using a two start oil pump. It overwhelms the scavenge capacity. My advice with timed breather is to point the pipe straight up (to allow oil to drain) and to use a catch bottle, at least for a while. This way you can decide whether your motor is dumping oil, or burning it. The timed breather works fine, but you need a sense of history. In the 50's, using too much oil was a minor problem, seizure was major. You choose...</p><p>I use a D type breather on the front inlet rocker inspection cap, which is where Big Sid said (correctly, I established by ignoring his advice) it should be, and a non-return valve. If the catch bottle gets too full, which it does after 100 - 150 miles at 70 - 80 mph, I tip the contents back into the engine on a fuel stop.</p><p>The original breather terminated about 9" after it left the motor. The pipe was fed through a hole in the RH front engine plate, and stopped 2" later. Not much in the way of friction-induced back-pressure in 9" of pipe... It may have pissed oil, but in those days, no-one bothered. It was probably put down to poor oil consumption. </p><p>Thornton dampers, and soft (I met Laney in Italy, he reckons D fronts are softest) springs are what you need. Interesting guy. Knows his stuff. We (or at least I) owe him. Mine handles like a sweetie. Not like a Manx, but I don't race it, and it doesn't scare me shitless on roads I don't know and am travelling at, er, imprudent speeds on.</p><p>Keep us all posted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tom Gaynor, post: 20133, member: 4034"] I made the mistake (hindsight: it may be bad, but it's [I]always[/I] 20:20) of using a two start oil pump. It overwhelms the scavenge capacity. My advice with timed breather is to point the pipe straight up (to allow oil to drain) and to use a catch bottle, at least for a while. This way you can decide whether your motor is dumping oil, or burning it. The timed breather works fine, but you need a sense of history. In the 50's, using too much oil was a minor problem, seizure was major. You choose... I use a D type breather on the front inlet rocker inspection cap, which is where Big Sid said (correctly, I established by ignoring his advice) it should be, and a non-return valve. If the catch bottle gets too full, which it does after 100 - 150 miles at 70 - 80 mph, I tip the contents back into the engine on a fuel stop. The original breather terminated about 9" after it left the motor. The pipe was fed through a hole in the RH front engine plate, and stopped 2" later. Not much in the way of friction-induced back-pressure in 9" of pipe... It may have pissed oil, but in those days, no-one bothered. It was probably put down to poor oil consumption. Thornton dampers, and soft (I met Laney in Italy, he reckons D fronts are softest) springs are what you need. Interesting guy. Knows his stuff. We (or at least I) owe him. Mine handles like a sweetie. Not like a Manx, but I don't race it, and it doesn't scare me shitless on roads I don't know and am travelling at, er, imprudent speeds on. Keep us all posted. [/QUOTE]
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