OIL! Help please....

yragyrag90 · Feb 12th, 2011, 17:18

Right... Bloody hell. Had a go at the flame trap thing today.

So, I found the little thing I was looking for, at least I bloody think it was the right bit. It was a right pain to get to. Finding the thing was hard enough, loads of thanks to Wooble for the location advice, Haynes was a bit hopeless with the diagrams and stuff...
Once it was out the plastic nossle type thing was, as said, totally gunked up. It looked like grease more than old oil. The flame trap, strainer thing, was not going to budge. It took a screw through the centre, then chipping away to the plastic housing, before it finally popped out.
Cleaned the tubes and then fixed it all back together again. Now, I've got fairly small hands, so how the hell some people manage to get it all back together...
Anyway, with it all back together, ran the engine, and oddly the oil cap is still bopping around on top. So, some of it may not be totally clear. But at least I know where it all is now, and how it goes together and comes apart.
Luckily I didn't break anything while I was in there.

I took a few pictures, I was going to put together a How-to but I'm not sure I'm qualified.

Going to get that rocker cover off during the week. That should be fun.

Feb 12th, 2011, 17:18	#11
yragyrag90 Senior Member Last Online: Jan 15th, 2019 20:45 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Newcastle	Right... Bloody hell. Had a go at the flame trap thing today. So, I found the little thing I was looking for, at least I bloody think it was the right bit. It was a right pain to get to. Finding the thing was hard enough, loads of thanks to Wooble for the location advice, Haynes was a bit hopeless with the diagrams and stuff... Once it was out the plastic nossle type thing was, as said, totally gunked up. It looked like grease more than old oil. The flame trap, strainer thing, was not going to budge. It took a screw through the centre, then chipping away to the plastic housing, before it finally popped out. Cleaned the tubes and then fixed it all back together again. Now, I've got fairly small hands, so how the hell some people manage to get it all back together... Anyway, with it all back together, ran the engine, and oddly the oil cap is still bopping around on top. So, some of it may not be totally clear. But at least I know where it all is now, and how it goes together and comes apart. Luckily I didn't break anything while I was in there. I took a few pictures, I was going to put together a How-to but I'm not sure I'm qualified. Going to get that rocker cover off during the week. That should be fun.

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