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Engine oil flush 1968 T20

Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 7:19 pm
by granitize
Hey,

Drained old oil from sitting for 25 years...
Cleaned pistons, got new rings, honed cylinders....

Before I pot all this back together should I be worried about sludgy oil?

How do I check?
Should I just flush it?
Does it have to be running to flush effectively?
Should I crack the case to clean it up ...or is there an oil pan or something?
-> opening it up scares the crap out of me. :-)

Thanks

Re: Engine oil flush 1968 T20

Posted: Sun May 21, 2017 9:09 am
by oldjapanesebikes
Good to hear from another Canuck ! :up:

You will need to be more specific - which oil are you talking about ? Assuming it runs, and you are asking about the gearbox oil, then what I'd do is check that it shifts through the gears, that the clutch works and then after it has warmed up I'd dump the oil and refill again with fresh oil. 8)

Re: Engine oil flush 1968 T20

Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 4:41 am
by granitize
Yes the engine oil.. not the mix oil.
Thanks.

AFAIK the clutch and gears seemed to work before I tore it all apart.
Putting back together now

Will post pics and vid if I get it running.... so everyone can tell me what a great job!
Lol