Weird oil pressure question

Well, got the pan loose and of course it immediately started to rain hard.

Now looks like the Y-pipe has to come off. I'd been dreading that. AAARRGHHHH.

I'm thinking it's time to bolt it back up and take it to a mechanic.

Hate to do it but with rain forcast for the next week . . .

Look at it on the bright side. At least you didn't get to the "ride the motorcycle to the parts store in the rain" stage.

I mentioned a connection between Harley riders and Jeepers on a Harley forum. Over 40 people on the Harley forum also had Jeeps. Then again, maybe it's just motorcycles and Jeeps and not necessarily just Harleys.

Hmmmm . . . .

What if my "other ride" is a resto-rodded 1952 Cushman step-thru? Does that count?

Swapped in a 7 Hp Briggs (balanced, ported, relieved, shaved head), body ( this is the classic "turtle back" scooter) modded with an enlarged trunk made to look like a 50's pickup box ... just a lot smaller.

It's geared to run at 55-60 instead of the stock 40-45.

Budd

I got no problem with restored "hot rods". I've had a lot more bikes in my life that weren't Harleys than bikes that were. Had a guy give me an old Cushman frame one time that he'd dug out of a shed at a place he bought. It was too far gone to do anything but make a yard ornament out of it.

I know what you mean.

4 Hondas (from 50 - 450 cc) 1 Suzuki dirt bike 1 Kawasaki dirt bike 1 AMF moped 1 Puch moped (hey, they were cheap transportation)

And now the Cushman which is a 60 series RoadKing model.

I've also swapped into it a Cushman 50 series PackageKar transmission which has a reverse gear and two forward speeds for use with the side car I'm building for the scooter ... getting too old to push the durn thing backward.

Just don't ask how many cars, trucks and Jeeps I've had ... not enough bandwidth.

Budd

Funny that. I was looking at this just the other day:

' old, but I don't want a trike. This might fill the bill.

Ah, the memories. The part about Cushmans and sidecars that remains with me comes from the early 50's. I got a drivers license to drive one on-base to deliver newspapers at the tender age of 13. All was well until I made that first right-hand turn just a tad too fast with an empty sidecar...

Back then, it seems everyone on base had either a Cushman or an Izetta. There must have been half a dozen Cushman models just on Ramey AFB alone - everything from the low end single speed step-thru slug to the fancy belt- driven variable drive mosels. Learned a lot about wrenching keeping those things running.

Very Cool Scooter! I have a 1957 Cushman Step Thru Scooter. In all original condition, but it needs a full restoration... I am actually thinking of building a full chromoly tubing frame for it and then stuff

250 cc. motorcycle engine into it and turn into a drag bike/scooter! :D Then stuff a 255-50-10 inch "Mini" race tire in the back and a pizza cutter size tire up front!

Thanks, but I've got my sidecar almost done. Being disabled and the current administration thinks they should get raises while those that have retired or are disabled don't deserve any (but it's Friday and 2012 is coming), I built it out of scounged materials:

Spring = mountain bike rear shock

Frame = parts of an old bike trailer, a weight bench, and old 1"square tubing in the scrap pile.

Swing Arm = the old draglink off my XJ driled and tapped to take a cut down mini-bike axle. Wheel = Mini-bike wheel (won't be used over 50 mph so no worries)

Box = scrap lumber / plywood, old piano hinge and a lockable hasp.

Hardest part: getting the axle aligned.

Budd

Will,

Check out on Yahoo Groups "CushmanGroup".

Cushman Club of America is the national registry for Cushmans and the Sears Allstate clones.

Budd

That would be the fibergalass topped body scooter, I believe, and they are pretty rare.

It'd be worth a lot more restored and the handling isn't good enough to handle much power.

Two sites that I recommend are Dennis Carpenter Reproductions and CushmanGroup on Yahoo.

Budd

I think I'm wrong with the model year then, As it has an all steel body.

Can't win for losing.

Turns out the Y-pipe is going to have to come off. No way the pan is coming off forward unless I pull the axle--it's hanging as far as it can and there's not enough clearance. Hmm--maybe if I pull the shocks?

And of course the y-pipe is stuck in the cat to the point that I'm going to have to destroy either it or the cat to get it out.

Hmm--Summit Racing has an exhaust separator for 63 bucks and shipping, a Y-pipe is 67, a cat is more. Maybe I'll take a chance on the separator. Hate to have the Jeep out of service for another week before it comes--I really wish that the auto parts stores would carry stuff like that, but it would be a week for the Y-pipe anyway.

Oh, well, went ahead and ordered it. Also some aerospace-grade nickel antiseize intended for slip joints on aircraft exhausts so maybe if it needs to come apart again it won't be such an infernal hassle.

Meanwhile, an excuse to ride the bike. Just hope it doesn't rain too much.

Surprisingly the bolts on the flanges came out nicely with no hassle at all. One needed an impact wrench.

I found it interesting that two different types of fastener were used. On the left (seen from the front of the car, the driver's side in the US) the bolts seem to be pressed into the manifold (well, one was--a year or so back the other had had to be drilled out because it had busted). On the right side the bolts go in from the bottom and the nuts have tabs on them to keep them from turning as the bolts are tightened.

Ok, no problem. Check here:

They have a complete set of pics of the scooter models except three wheeled or tracked models up to 1965

Heh, didn't know Dennis Carpenter did scooters. I bought the last NOS side mount spare tire rack in the country for my old Ford pickup from him. Wonder if he has Harley parts?

Nope, just older Ford car, truck, tractor and Cushmans.

Budd