Hi guys, got a question (s) about my GT200 oil pump.....the interweb is telling me to delete it and run oil/fuel mix. I'm not entirely convinced about this.
It's clearly an issue, I think? But, why remove the factory pump?
I understand they can fail catastrophically, but by the same token, I see that if they're not set up correctly the same can happen and it would not be the pump's fault as such.
There are some precise throttle cable settings and adjustments that have to coincide with similar alignments on the pump cable......adjust one and then the other, failure to do so could result in poor performance of the pump and engine failure....I get that much. If the throttle cable was adjusted but not the oil pump cable, the imbalance could contribute to the problem I reckon?
So, I don't feel like running 2T mix to be honest, it's a messy PITA....I will for the initial start up....a belt n braces approach and to give the pump time to prime. I have what appears to be a nearly new pump ......could I test it by attaching a drive to a drill and spinning it up with oil feeds and outputs?
I've heard some change the oil lines to clear so the oil flow can be visually checked, I like that and will do the same.
What lines do I have to find? The oil isn't hot (warm maybe) so rather than use the hardened lines the engine came with, what grade and size of lines do you use?
So....what do you guys reckon? Cheers - Colin
It's clearly an issue, I think? But, why remove the factory pump?
I understand they can fail catastrophically, but by the same token, I see that if they're not set up correctly the same can happen and it would not be the pump's fault as such.
There are some precise throttle cable settings and adjustments that have to coincide with similar alignments on the pump cable......adjust one and then the other, failure to do so could result in poor performance of the pump and engine failure....I get that much. If the throttle cable was adjusted but not the oil pump cable, the imbalance could contribute to the problem I reckon?
So, I don't feel like running 2T mix to be honest, it's a messy PITA....I will for the initial start up....a belt n braces approach and to give the pump time to prime. I have what appears to be a nearly new pump ......could I test it by attaching a drive to a drill and spinning it up with oil feeds and outputs?
I've heard some change the oil lines to clear so the oil flow can be visually checked, I like that and will do the same.
What lines do I have to find? The oil isn't hot (warm maybe) so rather than use the hardened lines the engine came with, what grade and size of lines do you use?
So....what do you guys reckon? Cheers - Colin