I pulled the lines into the engine off of mine yesterdy, and they drained, then
I hooked them back up and started the bike. You can see them being filled back
up if you push the lever on the pump that the throttle hooks onto wide open it
should push alot more oil through than it does at the idle position. Use premix


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of the two lines that goes into the crankcase on a TNT
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> Subject: Re: [Can-AmMotorcycles] Another oil pump question
> To: Can-AmMotorcycles@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2009, 6:49 PM
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> I'll wont say never, but these pumps rarely fail, I mean almost never. The
only ones I have seen fail had either dirt in the pump or bits of the foam
Can-Am put in the frame tank plugging the line, in which case the pump itself
didnt really fail.
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> But, to test the pump take the side cover off and from the back side with a
drill run the pump with the oil lines unhooked. As you turn the pump with the
drill, move the lever wide open and you will know right away if the pump is
working.
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oil lines as the engine is running, you will see it drip oil if its working.
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> Subject: [Can-AmMotorcycles] Another oil pump question
> To: Can-AmMotorcycles@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2009, 8:16 PM
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> How do you know if your oil pump is operating properly? I'm a bit scared to
add straight gas and find out that it wasn't! The bike is a '77 qualifier 175.
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