Originally Posted by
dombanks
are you bombero from the westy lot?
alot was taken from the head. 1.3mm infact so in effect that would be ~2.6mm to the belt. the garage couldnt find a suitable smaller one. Ive sourced a new tensioner now from the US just waiting for it to clear customs.
oil pressure is an odd one. more investigation is needed. the head is back off the engine and away to the head guy again so while its off i will investigate. in no particular order
1. ill look at the main bearings but basically they are getting replaced
2. ill check ive not cracked the pick up pipe as it needed just a fine bend to fit
3. as aim using a shortened sump from scholar who also did something to the pickup it ought to not be fouling anywhere but this was desgned for a silvertop not a blacktop so a little bit of a fettle may be needed.
4. didnt do anthing to the pump....may just replace it anyway.
Yes, one in the same!
1.3mm .. that's a LOT!!!! Are you not getting any valve/piston contact??
1. If you haven't touched the bottom end before, new main bearings would be a good move.
2&3. If the sump and pipe are from Scholar, then there shouldn't be any problems. Are they new or secondhand? Didn't think that Scholar were still doing these?
4. Most replace the pump as a matter of course.