Subject: Re: Convert Questions

Author: Mike

Date: Feb 17, 2004, 3:26 PM

Post ID: 1716070116

Hmmm, I didn't remember that little tidbit, so I pulled Guzziology out
and read it. Dave says he doesn't really know why that over filling the
tank causes problems, just don't do it. My theory is that you must leave
sufficient space for the oil to return to and for air in the tank. If you
overfill it, the pressure on the return side could become elevated and
blow seals. So I would say that the problem probably isn't so much the
oil capacity of the tank, but how much volume is available for expansion.

DD

On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 12:24:13 -0600 EldoMike <eldo-@netzero.net>
writes:

Thanks for the input Darrell....my concern about the tranny tank
comes from
Dave in Guzzilogy talking about not putting to much fld in the
tank....seems
to me that a tank with more fld capacity would be good...yeah, a
custom oil
tank is what I was thinking also...

EldoMike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Darrell Dick" <ddic-@juno.com>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: Convert Questions

Hi Mike,

Well, I certainly don't consider myself an expert on the subject,

but I

have worked on a couple of 'Verts. Hopefully, I'll be putting some

miles

on mine when the weather turns. I fixed one that had a broken

flywheel a

couple of years back. I believe that bike had about 40,000 miles

on it,

and it had a sidecar attached. My current bike has 26,000 miles on

it and

it still has the original sheetmetal flywheel. The point I'm

trying to

make is, I think they can last a long time. I know Dave R. in

Guzziology

says he thinks it may have something to do with engine/tranny

alignment.

I have never ridden one with heavier wheel, so I can't comment on

how it

affects the performance. I'd say your choices are:

1. Go with the sheetmetal flywheel and know that you have the

best

performing set-up, but you may have to get in there again if you

put a

lot of miles on (and you might get stranded somewhere. I wouldn't

want to

have to change a flywheel along side the road).

2. Put the machined flywheel on and never have to worry about it
breaking, but you'll always wonder how much quicker it would be

with the

lighter one.

It really depends how much it would bother you to change it if it

did

break. I'm not changing mine until it breaks.

I don't see why you couldn't build your own ATF reservoir. I don't

know

if there are baffles in there or not. I'd saay you could probably

modify

a chopper oil tank.

Good Luck!

Darrell Dick
Imlay City, MI

On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 07:00:22 -0600 EldoMike

<eldo-@netzero.net>

writes:

I asked these questions on the Convert Yahoo List but thought

I'd ask

here
also since that group is still kinda small...good group though,

so

join if
you're into
Converts(http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/MGconvert/)

Anyway, here are my questions....
1. I have a perfect earlier/light flywheel that I'm thinking of
using on
my Convert Custom...Guzzilogy says that the bikes are quicker

with

the light wheel...also more fragile...anybody else have

experience

with both the heavy(which I also have)and the light flywheels?

My

project will probably weigh a couple hundred lbs less than a

stock

Convert...
2. Any reason I can't build a custom tranny fluid
tank for my Custom...would the quantity that it holds have to

be

the
same or could it hold more tranny fld?

EldoMike
http://www.classicguzzi.com/id103.htm