baz. If I've followed this we now have a direct connection from the sump to the oil tank, via a non return valve. So a sump full of oil is blown dry by the crankcase compression.
Got to admit, that's bloody clever. As I see it you would still need your new pipe to be above the minimum sump level, otherwise the scavenge side of the pump will tend to run dry, with consequent starvation of the rockers.
Cheers.
Swarfy
Yes that's basically it
The pipe is fitted to the sump plate where the magnetic drain plug would be this is below the filter mesh so no stand pipe (as yet) the pipe then goes to the reed valve then to the oil tank breather
The oil pump scavenges fine with the reed valve inline but I noticed a slight drop in return oil volume at the oil tank if I remove the reed valve
The pipe from the sump to the reed valve is full of oil to the height of the sump pick up
No oil gets pumped out of this pipe with or without the reed valve fitted
I'm assuming the oil in the sump is at its correct level because the oil returns perfectly
I wouldn't advocate anyone else trying this incase I blow my motor
But at the moment it works fine and I don't hang about on it
What am I missing??
That's the reason I put it on here to find out if anyone else has done this ?
If the standard rotary timed breather wasn't working on this bike I would still try it but I would fit a standpipe to the height of the oil pickup pipe in the sump
Cheers