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Series D oil tank
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<blockquote data-quote="greg brillus" data-source="post: 92286" data-attributes="member: 597"><p>The actual outlet in the oil tank to the chain oiler line is a hole on the right side of that steel junction block mounted in the oil tank. The oil fed to it is via the small adjuster in the oil return line on that same block. If you carefully tighten that adjuster this should block off any feed oil to the chain oil line, save some oil mist caused by rapid returning oil in this area when the engine is at an elevated speed. This chain oil line is the actual vent for the oil tank not the pin hole in the cap. My advice is to wind that adjuster fully down and open the line back up to vent how it should, perhaps re-rout the line with some flexible pipe rearward to the back wheel axle. A lot of Vincent owners feel that the pin hole in the tank cap is plenty enough to vent the tank, but I beg to differ..........If a simple pin hole is all that was needed, then why didn't Triumph, Norton, BSA do the same rather that have and actual vent in the roof of their oil tanks. Cheers...............Greg.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greg brillus, post: 92286, member: 597"] The actual outlet in the oil tank to the chain oiler line is a hole on the right side of that steel junction block mounted in the oil tank. The oil fed to it is via the small adjuster in the oil return line on that same block. If you carefully tighten that adjuster this should block off any feed oil to the chain oil line, save some oil mist caused by rapid returning oil in this area when the engine is at an elevated speed. This chain oil line is the actual vent for the oil tank not the pin hole in the cap. My advice is to wind that adjuster fully down and open the line back up to vent how it should, perhaps re-rout the line with some flexible pipe rearward to the back wheel axle. A lot of Vincent owners feel that the pin hole in the tank cap is plenty enough to vent the tank, but I beg to differ..........If a simple pin hole is all that was needed, then why didn't Triumph, Norton, BSA do the same rather that have and actual vent in the roof of their oil tanks. Cheers...............Greg. [/QUOTE]
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