Oil Block Off / Cable Unhook

[dghal]

Hello,

Ok I have a 1997 GTS with the 717

I have done new fuel lines and cleaned the single carb,, when doing this I Looked at that little oil pump and am thinking I would like to premix the Doo, mainly because of it's age and my polaris is premixed.

I am not a fan of this rotary valve motor, So to stop oil injection can't I just remove that cheesy little cable on the throttle side,, and leave everythin else intact to "lube" the rotary shaft??????

Thanks Doug

P.S. Does anybody ever update to a better external Mikuni spigot fuel pump???

 

[fireball451]

here is a guide to oil block off:

http://www.sbtontheweb.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15142

I hooked my cable back up to the mounting bracket, but the end is free since there is no oil pump anymore (I have a 951).
You have to atleast keep your oil tank and lines for a oil bath for the rotary valve.

 

[nswillin]

The 951 does not have a rotary shaft, but the 717 does. If you just remove the cable the pump lever disk will still be in a position to pump oil into the fuel at the WOT rate. Combined with the premix, that would be too much: fouled plugs, smoke everywhere, people coughing, mosquitoes dieing.
Easiest way to block off the oil pump is to just remove the oil pump, take out the oil pump shaft, put oil pump back on and leave everything else connected. Keep a little oil in your injection tank so the rotary still gets a little oil.
Mix your gas 40:1 and take off.