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What was keeping the turbo lubed?

Mostly intimidation, I gave it a stern talking to before I ran it

Actually, I capped off the oil exit port on the bottom, and poured gear lube in the top. Basically, the bearing was just surrounded by oil. This is why I never ran it for more than a few minutes at a time. I knew going into it that it wasn't a long term solution, but good enough for the class project it was built for. I've probably run it 45 minutes total, and there is no appreciable bearing wear. If/when I fire it up again, I'll replace the bearing and rig up a proper pressurized oiling system.

That has to come to the Gap meet !!!

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Busy doing more riding than wrenching.......

We could use that at the fire pit at Deals Gap. No need for kindling. A 2s leaf blower though would be required for the start since it is a two stroke meet.

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1973 RD350, 1979 RD400F, 1984 RZ350, 2014 Suzuki Vstrom 1000
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