easiest way to check if oil is getting into the chamber

Ramjam · Post by **Ramjam** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 9:56 am

Hi
I'm afraid that two stroke oil is not getting into my middle cyclinder on my gt380. I can't see any blue smoke at all then it is running so I'm afraid that it is 'running' with no lube - although all six lines were just primed by me, after i left the bike for 9 months without running.

Is there are really easy way to check if oil is getting through?

thanks in advance

Ramjam

tz375 · Post by **tz375** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:01 am

Crack the banjo bolts at the motor and kick it over with throttle wide open - or run it for a minute or so like that. Oil should weep out of any loose bolt. It's crude but worth a try.

A better solution is to remove the oil pump and make a test jig and drive the pump with an electric drill.

My favorite is to remove the pump and prime the lines with an oil of a very different color. Refit the pump and run it. If the lines change back to oil in the tank color, it's all good.

ConnerVT · Post by **ConnerVT** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 5:43 pm

tz375 wrote: My favorite is to remove the pump and prime the lines with an oil of a very different color. Refit the pump and run it. If the lines change back to oil in the tank color, it's all good.

+1 for the easiest (and fool proof).

rizin · Post by **rizin** » Sun May 25, 2014 8:20 pm

Thanks for this information. I just got a 1973 gt250 going and I am running everything down. Last time I was around oil injection was a little moped.

easiest way to check if oil is getting into the chamber

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