FAQ Monday - Wet Sumping

[@simonmannell9809]

It was one of the first mods I did to mine, very useful if I don’t run the engine for a few months.

[@andovernorton-thesource]

Right on

[@annajeannettedixon2453]

yes agree but it would be better in brass as brass is better to mate with cast alloys

[@Paulwells-zz2ze]

Very good information & I have just fitted the Mod to my 99 as it sumps too much after about 11 days

[@andovernorton-thesource]

Thank you 🙏

[@stephenbaron5681]

Hi I have recently watched two KZbin restorer’s install the rocker shafts in the wrong orientation. Could you explain the correct orientation and the reason why. Thank you.

[@andovernorton-thesource]

The flats face outward ie exhaust spindle flat faces the front well and the inlet rocker spindles face the rear wheel, it prevents a large quantity of oil being constantly fed to the cylinder head.

[@stupollock6851]

Hi Ashley. I am restoring an MK3. I have a mechanic restoring the engine and he has phoned me saying the camshaft sprocket is 64000 too thick. He says he can’t even get the timing cover on. Says it is a thrust fit. I was worried I ordered wrong part but was 06.1080. Is there any possibility a gear could have been made too thick. I highly doubt this as a possibility. I’m just doing some preliminary inquiry first so have a better idea when I visit him tomorrow to take pictures and notes. Thank you for any help you may provide.

[@andovernorton-thesource]

Hi Stuart, we test all our parts on our genuine Nortons so we can be 99.9% certain there’s no issue with anything we send out. Did you get it from us in which you can be sure the parts fine. If it’s from another supplier they don’t have the rights to the original drawings like us so there is always a chance it could have made incorrectly.

[@frankmarkovcijr5459]

Stop wet sumping ride your bike more.

[@annajeannettedixon2453]

well my Norton is the one of the first 650s built early december 1960 and it the Grandfather of the Norton Commando and there is only 12 in this country as these were for export only for that 8 months of 1961 and then by april 21st the atlas was built out of the 650 the first one was number 101876 shop 01 exported to france As I have all the real factory record and there not the same has the NOC has these records are accurete and from the motorcycle business that handeled these machnie from new in there day I have sent years doing my own reseach and contacting the ownrs and business people of the day when these Norton were new over 63 years ago

[@andovernorton-thesource]

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