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Re: BSA A7 oil leaks
« Reply #15 on: 22.05. 2018 22:54 »
G'day Tim.
OK I've put up a pic of a timing side. Red horizontal arrow points to a hole in the cases, oil will escape from there as the crank is whizzing round flinging all the oil that is pumped into the crank. That's normal. The yellow arrow is pointing to the crank journal and bush joint (behind the pimion), a little oil will escape from there. The red virtical arrow points to the case and bush joint, no oil should leak from there (see Orabandas post).
 If the sump and oil lines have been drained it will take quite some time (a minute or so) for oil to be returned to the tank, which can worry the uninitiated.
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It’s never occurred to me to run my a10 without the timing cover on! Is this something that is “normal” to do anyway? I suppose one could do the timing with a disc attached to the crank nut with the cover off, but I would have thought oil would leak out and make a mess, even though it’s a dry sump design?
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Re: BSA A7 oil leaks
« Reply #16 on: 23.05. 2018 08:08 »
I did ONCE for about 5 seconds *eek*. And that was after she was hot so only had about a cup of oil in the case. I'd hate to see the mess if she'd wet sumped a pint or two *ex*
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Re: BSA A7 oil leaks
« Reply #17 on: 23.05. 2018 11:24 »
I did ONCE for about 5 seconds *eek*. And that was after she was hot so only had about a cup of oil in the case. I'd hate to see the mess if she'd wet sumped a pint or two *ex*
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Thanks Musky, I was beginning to think I’d missed an important check on engine condition or something!  *whistle*

I’ll not be trying it anytime soon, I value my clean garage floor too much *smile*
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1949 B31 rigid “400cc”  (2nd finished project)
1968 B44 Victor Special (3rd finished project)
2001 GL1800 Goldwing, well, the wife likes it
2009 KTM 990 Adventure, cos it’s 100% nuts

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Re: BSA A7 oil leaks
« Reply #18 on: 23.05. 2018 14:03 »
Thankyou very much to those who have helped me out over the leaky oil pump problem. It is really appreciated and means I can now get out on my A7 and enjoy what the English summer has to offer.
Thanks again everyone.

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Re: BSA A7 oil leaks
« Reply #19 on: 23.05. 2018 17:47 »
Thanks very much for the helpful photograph and explanations.
Tim

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Re: BSA A7 oil leaks
« Reply #20 on: 23.05. 2018 21:02 »
Hi - photograph of my A7.
Thanks for all your help.
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Re: BSA A7 oil leaks
« Reply #21 on: 24.05. 2018 06:22 »
Thankyou very much to those who have helped me out over the leaky oil pump problem. It is really appreciated and means I can now get out on my A7 and enjoy what the English summer has to offer.
Thanks again everyone.

Warm rain ? *smile*
Bike Beesa
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