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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Bronze debris
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<blockquote data-quote="stumpy lord" data-source="post: 5096" data-attributes="member: 207"><p>Hi,</p><p> any debris/ swarf no matter what kind of metal found in the oil filter of a vincent can come from only one place, the oil tank, where it might have resided for years and years following some thing like a bronze idler failure in the bikes past.</p><p> One thing I would do is remove the rocker inspection caps and see if their is a build up of copper / bronze dust in the under cut that you will find machined in the cap. where in most motors you will find a layer of rubish deposited thus giving you an indication that the problem is a current one, or one that could have happend years ago.</p><p> when I first got my twin ,and following a complete rebuild I could not work why every time I did an oil change I was always finding flecks of aluminum in the oil filter, evan thoe every thing was as sweet as a nut and the bike running beutifully.It wasnt untill I cleaned out the oil tank properly that it stopped, and now I find nothing in the oil filter.</p><p> In the mean time do a drain down, and filter change, and after a few miles pull the oil filter , and inspect for contamination.</p><p> best of luck,</p><p> stumpy lord [norman]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stumpy lord, post: 5096, member: 207"] Hi, any debris/ swarf no matter what kind of metal found in the oil filter of a vincent can come from only one place, the oil tank, where it might have resided for years and years following some thing like a bronze idler failure in the bikes past. One thing I would do is remove the rocker inspection caps and see if their is a build up of copper / bronze dust in the under cut that you will find machined in the cap. where in most motors you will find a layer of rubish deposited thus giving you an indication that the problem is a current one, or one that could have happend years ago. when I first got my twin ,and following a complete rebuild I could not work why every time I did an oil change I was always finding flecks of aluminum in the oil filter, evan thoe every thing was as sweet as a nut and the bike running beutifully.It wasnt untill I cleaned out the oil tank properly that it stopped, and now I find nothing in the oil filter. In the mean time do a drain down, and filter change, and after a few miles pull the oil filter , and inspect for contamination. best of luck, stumpy lord [norman] [/QUOTE]
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