gen1 o-ring oil pressure

[sandman]

This is actually a three part question. Is there a problem with old o-rings blowing out in main galley from oil filter(common problem with old vmax,s). What oil pressure gauges are you running? What happened to Motorcyclespecs.co.za? cant find them and it was very informative. thanks

[bongobobny]

Yes the blown o ring problem is the same for 1st gen. Seems there was a TB on it and the issue was with the o ring composition or something like that...

[Venturous Randy]

When I pulled my 83 apart and swapped to an 86 trans, I had the problem of the orange 0-ring coming out. The way I fixed my problem was to put it back together and used safety wire to hold the galley securely in place.

What causes this is to rev the engine when it is cold. The galley is not real rigid and will lift a little allowing the 0-ring to slip out some.

You don't want to run an oil pressure gauge on these engines unless you want to see about zero pressure when idling hot.

RandyA

[sandman]

think I have blown o-ring. but will put oil pressure gauge on prior to disassembly. My oil level(in sight window) doesnt go down after starting engine. Should go down instantly.