help with the oil pump

[redman412]

After installing my refurb engine and connecting everything and filling the radiator, gear box and 2 stroke oil tank, how do I pump the oil from the pump to the carbs? Any specific procedure to do this?

Thanks!

[krmiller70]

Pull the oil lines off at the carbs and from the pump and fill them with 2 stroke oil... I used a small syringe. Then take the Phillips head bleed screw out of the oil pump and simply rotate the throttle until a constant stream of oil comes out and no air bubbles in the line from the tank to the pump.

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[Hooligan]

Pull the oil lines off at the carbs and from the pump and fill them with 2 stroke oil... I used a small syringe. Then take the Phillips head bleed screw out of the oil pump and simply rotate the throttle until a constant stream of oil comes out and no air bubbles in the line from the tank to the pump.

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THIS!

I don't think the throttle needs to be turned in order to bleed the pump. I try and fill the pump up as much as possible prior to bolting it in place. Then fill up carb lines and attach them at both ends. Then attach feed line from the oil tank. Then bleed the pump via the bleed screw.

When you start up the motor, pull the pump cable out as far as you can to make it run at max capacity for 5 mins or so. This will pump any air through the system.

[JonW]

or rotate the part the cable pulls with your finger...

[redman412]

So after finally getting the oil lines purge from air, fluids check and all nuts tighten; she started on the first kick.
Tried to take her for a test ride but could not get the bike from 1st gear at all. Limped to the garage on 1sr gear.
Put her on the stands, started her, went thru the gears, found neutral. Another thing, when the bike is in gear and just hold the clutch lever, rear wheel still spins with power, not momentum. I adjusted the clutch cable but to no avail.
Any suggestions? Clutch cable is not that old, maybe 2 yrs old.

[Hooligan]

Is this an RZ or LC?

The LC has a clutch actuator adjustment on the left side under a plastic cover. The RZ, annoyingly, requires the right side cover to be removed, which requires oil and coolant to be drained. See, ANNOYING!

On an RZ, there is an adjuster in the middle of the pressure plate.

It sounds like your clutch actuation is either not adjusted properly or you have warped plates. I had this exact same problem on my RZ and had to completely replace both steel and fibre plates to solve it.

[redman412]

Is this an RZ or LC?

The LC has a clutch actuator adjustment on the left side under a plastic cover. The RZ, annoyingly, requires the right side cover to be removed, which requires oil and coolant to be drained. See, ANNOYING!

On an RZ, there is an adjuster in the middle of the pressure plate.

It sounds like your clutch actuation is either not adjusted properly or you have warped plates. I had this exact same problem on my RZ and had to completely replace both steel and fibre plates to solve it.

It's an RZ, and my engine was freshly rebuilt with new clutch plates. Damn!! So it might need adjustment. I'll look at the manual and start workin.