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GT250A - brass rod thingy in cylinder intake port
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 6:49 am
by daxman
Hi All
is it part of the autolube system ? If not can you tell me what it does?
Ta.
Re: GT250A - brass rod thingy in cylinder intake port
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 9:52 am
by GTandcbr
Hi, it squirts oil into the air/fuel mixture and lubricates cylinder walls and piston crown.
Re: GT250A - brass rod thingy in cylinder intake port
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 11:41 am
by daxman
Ah thanks- more or less what I guessed. So a good idea to check for blockages on my replacement cylinder!
Re: GT250A - brass rod thingy in cylinder intake port
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 2:38 pm
by dollydog
hi dax, you can actually remove these if necessary
the barrels i had didn't have any, so i pinched some off another totally knackered set. turn the barrel upside down and drift them inwards - into the inlet port. they are actually slightly wider at the bottom than the top, so you can't put them in upside down
cheers, dd.
Re: GT250A - brass rod thingy in cylinder intake port
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2018 8:41 am
by sportston
dollydog wrote:hi dax, you can actually remove these if necessary
the barrels i had didn't have any, so i pinched some off another totally knackered set. turn the barrel upside down and drift them inwards - into the inlet port. they are actually slightly wider at the bottom than the top, so you can't put them in upside down
cheers, dd.
Interesting. How did you put them back in?
Re: GT250A - brass rod thingy in cylinder intake port
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 3:23 am
by dollydog
the same way you get them out. sit them in the hole and tap them in til flush
cheers, dd.
Re: GT250A - brass rod thingy in cylinder intake port
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 9:58 am
by sportston
Interesting thanks
Re: GT250A - brass rod thingy in cylinder intake port
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 9:33 am
by tz375
Always check that they are clear - especially if you flattened the end over with a pin punch. They are designed to feed oil into the center of the air flow for better dispersion, but at low throttle positions there isn't a lot of flow up there anyway.
We take them out when porting a cylinder and don't put them back. The oil still finds its way into the cylinder.
Re: GT250A - brass rod thingy in cylinder intake port
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 11:41 am
by dollydog
hi tz, yes, forgot to mention that. i put a 2mm drill through them after tapping them in - just in case
one thing on the gt250a is the feed goes to one side of the bridge for some reason. on the ramairs it's central. wonder why?
cheers, dd.