oil pump
oil pump
Lyle I had Mike occonnor reline the pump. It turned out great. I was thinking of locking the pin on the piston sides with permatex retaining compound. number 68040 check it out and see what you think. It is for locking loose fitting bearings on shafts. That way it will still float on the rod. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks RICK
Re: oil pump
Rick, I would not do it.
Full floating is better, the pin should rotate and keep wear even.
Honda was pretty clever, he had to keep price down so this design was a good way.
I think the biggest problem these Honda 600 cars had was owners treating them like V8 slow rpm engines. A motorcycle design with high RPM's, air cooled and engine/transaxle sharing the same oil is totally different.
Most of my driving is city stop/go driving, so the engine is hot and running but not going anywhere. I will change my oil every 2,000 miles or 2 months of use.
Like any machine, hours of use is more important than just mileage.
Still might use a straight 50W oil, like Brad suggested, since all my driving is in hot conditions.
Lyle
Full floating is better, the pin should rotate and keep wear even.
Honda was pretty clever, he had to keep price down so this design was a good way.
I think the biggest problem these Honda 600 cars had was owners treating them like V8 slow rpm engines. A motorcycle design with high RPM's, air cooled and engine/transaxle sharing the same oil is totally different.
Most of my driving is city stop/go driving, so the engine is hot and running but not going anywhere. I will change my oil every 2,000 miles or 2 months of use.
Like any machine, hours of use is more important than just mileage.
Still might use a straight 50W oil, like Brad suggested, since all my driving is in hot conditions.
Lyle
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> Lyle I had Mike occonnor reline the pump. It turned out great. I was thinking of locking the pin on the piston sides with permatex retaining compound. number 68040 check it out and see what you think. It is for locking loose fitting bearings on shafts. That way it will still float on the rod. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks RICK