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Just Curious
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Yes, I have always been told it is better to run less than the max than to overfill.
Bruce
sabunim5
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I run mine about half way between the add and full marks. Less tendency to suck oil up the crankcase breather line and into the airbox. That problem can be solved with a small piece of foam filter material in the breather line however. Ryde Safe and Enjoy:thumbup:
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Ok - After reading about the airbox problems - I decided to run mine a bit low as well.
Ok, I have another one for you guys, I'm sure you've all heard when some cars or trucks start up, you can hear the main bearings and or lifters clank away for a few seconds until the oil pressure hits them - the other day I started my Spyder and it did the same exact thing - for a second or two I could hear the engine until the pressure hit it. The next morning, I started it and no noise - that evening I tried it again, and still no noise.
Has anyone heard this before?
Ok, I have another one for you guys, I'm sure you've all heard when some cars or trucks start up, you can hear the main bearings and or lifters clank away for a few seconds until the oil pressure hits them - the other day I started my Spyder and it did the same exact thing - for a second or two I could hear the engine until the pressure hit it. The next morning, I started it and no noise - that evening I tried it again, and still no noise.
Has anyone heard this before?
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
I thought I noticed it on the Spyder the other day, but decided I was dreaming or something. My Beemer does it almost all the time. On that engine it is supposedly caused by the cam drive tensioner (I think). It is hydraulic, and requires oil pressure to keep the tension. Bleeds down when it is not running. Hydraulic lifters can do it sometimes, too.
-Scotty
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