Topica Loopframe_Guzzi Archive


Subject: RE: oil relief valve info with pic

Author: Ray Hale

Date: Aug 7, 2003, 9:34 AM

Post ID: 1714075053



Kev,
not in a hurry, but when you look, let us know. Thanks. I'd also be
curious how many, if any, shims are inside.
Ray



Kevin Graf wrote:
 
Ray,
The photo looks correct, I would have to double check. I have one laying
around that came out of one of the projects.
If you wish, I could take it apart real quick and see how things line
up. a
bit curious myself.
I could probably get to it tonight.
Let me know.
Kev

-----Original Message-----
From: Ray Hale [mailto:ray.-@sfcc.edu]
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 8:30 AM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: oil relief valve info with pic


Hi,
If you'll indulge me one more time.
Ok, the plunger inside the oil relief valve has a hole drilled thru it.
I asked whether this hole needed to be placed any way in particular and
whether there really needed to be shims inside the cap.
Several people answered that they had seen these units with zero shims.
I'm willing to take that and when I start the motor, I'll run some oil
pressure tests.
As to the hole in the plunger, no one seemed to know. I quizzed two
non-list members who are Guzzi mechanics and they both said that they
believed the plunger spins in the valve, so the hole placement didn't
matter.
To be honest, I do not remember how it came apart. None of my reference
books deal with this very well and I was not anticipating anything fancy
when I took it apart. My intent was simply to clean it and reassemble.
The parts book shows what it calls a bottom plate, probably the shim.
Dave mentions the valve in Guzziology but no talk of any no-shim units
or plunger placement.
If you're curious, as I obviously am (just can't help it), and have some
time to look, I've placed a digital pic on one of my website pages.
Scroll to the bottom and you'll see it. If this looks familiar to you
and you have an opinion, I'd love to hear it. Thanks.
http://inst.sfcc.edu/~rhale/2whpg3.htm
Moving on to other topics now (thank goodness) but will post anything
else I may learn for the communal pot.
By the way, I noticed a topic in the archives about con-rod oil holes.
If it helps the survey, mine ('73 Eldo) does not have the holes. It does
however have two completely different style pistons, although same size.
More on that later as I learn.
Ray
Gainesville, FL

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