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Recommissioning a '48 Rapide
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<blockquote data-quote="Bill Thomas" data-source="post: 124719" data-attributes="member: 485"><p>You didn't read the start up, Bit did you <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> .</p><p>A lot of us after a winter layoff, Have to drain the sump, We call it wet sumping.</p><p>They say other bikes suffer it too.</p><p>If you look under the left side chain case, You sitting on the bike !!.</p><p>There is a prop stand plate, There is a hole in the plate with the head of a bolt ,</p><p>Take it out and see if much oil comes out, Vincent's are Dry sump, But you will always get some out.</p><p>If we don't drain it and fill the oil tank to the bar about 4" down from the filler cap,</p><p>When we start up the extra oil in the sump pumps back up and over fills the tank, If it's bad , We have oil all</p><p>over the engine !!!!!.</p><p>I think we have all done it at sometime.</p><p>Have a read up of one of the books, To check the right bolt to take out ?.</p><p>Good luck.</p><p>If there is too much oil in the sump, It makes it hard to turn the engine over !.</p><p></p><p>Well Done for getting it going.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bill Thomas, post: 124719, member: 485"] You didn't read the start up, Bit did you :) . A lot of us after a winter layoff, Have to drain the sump, We call it wet sumping. They say other bikes suffer it too. If you look under the left side chain case, You sitting on the bike !!. There is a prop stand plate, There is a hole in the plate with the head of a bolt , Take it out and see if much oil comes out, Vincent's are Dry sump, But you will always get some out. If we don't drain it and fill the oil tank to the bar about 4" down from the filler cap, When we start up the extra oil in the sump pumps back up and over fills the tank, If it's bad , We have oil all over the engine !!!!!. I think we have all done it at sometime. Have a read up of one of the books, To check the right bolt to take out ?. Good luck. If there is too much oil in the sump, It makes it hard to turn the engine over !. Well Done for getting it going. [/QUOTE]
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