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Sounds fun but I have a feeling it probably would not end so well...
Also, where would you put all the sensors and probes!! (drinking whiskey now, couldn't resist!!)
Sounds fun but I have a feeling it probably would not end so well...
Unfortunately it's NEVER Lagavulin!
I just had a look at the above link, are you sure that is indeed the tested oil as this seem to be a very generic low cost car oil, suitable both for petrol and diesel engines?!?
Hey now, just hold on.
I am the official lubricant tester here..
After years of careful testing i can confirm that the best scotch is the one sampled in the company of good friends, and only improved if you happen to be raiding the friends reserves at the time.Jim,
When you've finished testing which oil works best in Norton engines, maybe you could develop a test for which Scotch works best in Norton riders.
Also, where would you put all the sensors and probes!! (drinking whiskey now, couldn't resist!!)
Just some pondering...
Re suitable/not suitable for wet clutch; how does that affect use in a Norton?
I would call an OEM norton a wet clutch since it runs in the primary case with oil mist flying all around. Others claim it is a dry clutch that was mistakenly used by the factory. In any case, whether originally designed as wet or dry, it's certainly wet in an OEM Commando.
Lots of folks use ATF in the primary anyway so, in that regard, the engine oil doesn't matter at all. But if someone runs engine oil (per the owners/service manual), it seems to me that oil not suitable for a wet clutch might cause clutch slipping.
But, I could be wrong. As I said, just pondering...
Just some pondering...
Re suitable/not suitable for wet clutch; how does that affect use in a Norton?
I would call an OEM norton a wet clutch since it runs in the primary case with oil mist flying all around. Others claim it is a dry clutch that was mistakenly used by the factory. In any case, whether originally designed as wet or dry, it's certainly wet in an OEM Commando.
Lots of folks use ATF in the primary anyway so, in that regard, the engine oil doesn't matter at all. But if someone runs engine oil (per the owners/service manual), it seems to me that oil not suitable for a wet clutch might cause clutch slipping.
But, I could be wrong. As I said, just pondering...
TBH, I never noticed any clutch slippage on my original '71 Commando back in the day running engine oil in the primary. I installed Barnett clutch plates shortly after purchasing it "just because" - maybe that made a difference. Like many folks, I use ATF in my current 850 primary but back then I don't think anyone used ATF for that - well, never heard of anybody using it.
Dave Rawlins is right, the position of the primary's oil drain plug is too high, allowing too much unneeded lube in the primary, enough so that the chain is moving through oil on every revolution.
That much oil flying around also gets through to and oil the clutch plates causing slipping.
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