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Oil change with anti sumping valve
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<blockquote data-quote="BigEd" data-source="post: 122530" data-attributes="member: 161"><p>Last week I put a tap in a similar position. With lack of use during the Covid lockdown, the oil was in the sump. </p><p>I decided that I couldn't trust myself to remember to switch on the oil. I found a small micro switch in my "junk" box and wired this to the magneto kill button. I mounted the switch so that the lever on the tap opened the switch just before the tap was fully open. </p><p>I wheeled the bike outside and pressed the start button. Nothing! I checked the petrol was on and chokes set. Still nothing! I stopped and thought about it. I had forgotten to turn on the oil tap. (Did I say something about trusting my memory?) With the tap on it fired up.</p><p>Your installation is much neater than mine. Mine is very Heath-Robinson. The rear carb on my Rapide makes the run of the oil pipes more awkward to fit the tap in a place that is still easy to reach. I really need to make up some new longer hoses now that I've proved it works.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BigEd, post: 122530, member: 161"] Last week I put a tap in a similar position. With lack of use during the Covid lockdown, the oil was in the sump. I decided that I couldn't trust myself to remember to switch on the oil. I found a small micro switch in my "junk" box and wired this to the magneto kill button. I mounted the switch so that the lever on the tap opened the switch just before the tap was fully open. I wheeled the bike outside and pressed the start button. Nothing! I checked the petrol was on and chokes set. Still nothing! I stopped and thought about it. I had forgotten to turn on the oil tap. (Did I say something about trusting my memory?) With the tap on it fired up. Your installation is much neater than mine. Mine is very Heath-Robinson. The rear carb on my Rapide makes the run of the oil pipes more awkward to fit the tap in a place that is still easy to reach. I really need to make up some new longer hoses now that I've proved it works. [/QUOTE]
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