Hello , Would it be detrimental to remove the pump compleatly ?

Thanks.

I used to take them off, at least you know the oil is getting in to the motor when it's in with the fuel, I liked the auto lube system but went off it when a mate of mine snapped the cable and seized the motor.

Hi Spen , Tell me do you have to put a blanking plate on where it came out of ?

Oh by the way I got a quote for insurance 3 party only they want £278.00 per annum this must be with my age and not rode a bike in 40 years

Edited March 16, 201610 yr by johnboy999

Yep, make an alloy blanking plate. I think some people sell them too.

This is my TY250C cover minus the oil pump, the blanking plate kit came from TYtrials, the drive gear etc have been removed. Before fitting the kit the gear & shaft were still in place which kept things sealed up

 

 

 

 

Nice tidy job Tony thanks.

There's a fair bit of extra work gone into that cover, I filled in the hole for the oil lines & the cable mount before blending it all back to get the smooth look I wanted as well as better sealing. Took quite a bit of time to get the JB Weld exactly as I wanted but I'm very happy with the final result.

 

This is how it looks with the oil pump cover fitted

 

The oil pump blanking kit comes with the gasket & screws for a fiver, well worth it if you plan on removing the drive gear & shaft but you will need to get the clutch cover gasket as well

 

 

Hi Tony ,

That looks fab but please what is jb weld ???

I got the plate from ty trials just got to fit it .

It's amazing stuff..... http://www.jbweld.com

We can't race without the stuff..... and duct tape and cable ties......

Yes just found it , Tony made a great job of that cover wonder what he used to finish the job with ( Paint ??)

Paint or a light blasting will leave a nice finish.

I saw some old alloy barrels were the chap had had them gently blasted with ground up walnut shells, lovely finish.

PJ1 silver spray can is what I used, started off with a etch primer as I wanted to seal over the magnesium properly. Silver is the colour that the cover originally was rather than the black that a lot of bikes seem to use & to me it makes the motor look smaller

You've made a top job there, tony27. Very neat. I keep my engines black where possible for better heat dissipation.

Tony where do you get PJ1 silver from and please what etch primer did you use,

Thanks

Cheers.

The PJ1 came from the local bike shop, etch primer came from either hardware or auto parts store

 

Here's the paints I used