I posted this in my Vindicator thread, but thought it sufficiently important [ given how many TR1 / Viragos are being built here ! ] to repeat it here ......................................
Timely warning - the dreaded front cam seizure.
I've had a lot of feedback from the Virago / TR1 fraternity and guys I've sold parts to in the UK.
There is one common denominator [ apart from putting the oil filter in the wrong way round ! ] which seems to be coming up which points to a certain cause of front cam [ specifically ] seizure.
FOUR of the people that have suffered this problem have subsequently found that the oil pipe banjo bolt [ lower ] has not been drilled through correctly and causes a serious restriction of the oil flow to the cams.
I have 3 stripped engines in my workshop [ TR1 - 1982/3 ] and on TWO of them I found the oil banjo bolts to be faulty. The two faulty bolts came from damaged engines I had bought for spares, and yes they HAD seized front cams.
Doesn't take long to check and might just save an expensive engine rebuild.
Me, I'm busy checking out an aftermarket Russell / Earl's etc. flexi system in dash 4 !
Timely warning - the dreaded front cam seizure.
I've had a lot of feedback from the Virago / TR1 fraternity and guys I've sold parts to in the UK.
There is one common denominator [ apart from putting the oil filter in the wrong way round ! ] which seems to be coming up which points to a certain cause of front cam [ specifically ] seizure.
FOUR of the people that have suffered this problem have subsequently found that the oil pipe banjo bolt [ lower ] has not been drilled through correctly and causes a serious restriction of the oil flow to the cams.
I have 3 stripped engines in my workshop [ TR1 - 1982/3 ] and on TWO of them I found the oil banjo bolts to be faulty. The two faulty bolts came from damaged engines I had bought for spares, and yes they HAD seized front cams.
Doesn't take long to check and might just save an expensive engine rebuild.
Me, I'm busy checking out an aftermarket Russell / Earl's etc. flexi system in dash 4 !