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tank oil filters with laydown 'box

Submitted by paul_standeven on Fri, 17/02/2023
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I recently noticed that the tank oil filter on my Dominator was broken, so ordered a new one from RGM, part E2/398.  It would not fit.  After a bit of faffing around, I discovered the problem was that the new mesh filter is too long for a featherbed with laydown box.  The new filter is 2 1/4" long, versus 1 3/4" long on the old damaged one.  There is less than 1/4" clearance between the old filter and the clutch cable tube passing through the oil tank.

The staff at RGM had not heard of this problem and at a loss what to do.... Does anyone offer a tank filter or assembly which actually suits my bike? 

Paul

Submitted by peter_shand on Sat, 18/02/2023

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Morning Paul

I can repair the old one for you if you get stuck finding one the correct length.

regards

Peter 

Submitted by paul_standeven on Tue, 21/02/2023

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otherwise known as faffing about?

So far I have checked Andover Norton, who have a stub fitting union with a 1 1/8" filter.  They say that they have no drawing for the threaded union on '40s-60s bikes, if they had they might make up a batch...  NorVil offer the same item stub fitting with 1 1/8" filter and similar but 1 3/4" filter.

RGM offers several filters, with stub fitting or threaded fitting, but unfortunately the filters are 2 1/4" long. 

Feked have various offerings but no Norton oil tank unions.

The sales person at NorVil says that Les Emery will be available on Thursday and Friday, so I will ask him if he can offer a suitable gauze.  If so, I can buy a gauze for someone to solder onto my union or the E2/398/RM mistakenly sent by RGM.  At the moment I still have both parts sent by RGM.

Paul

 

Submitted by paul_standeven on Thu, 23/02/2023

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I just had a chat with Les Emery of NorVil.  He identified a filter meeting my needs - 1/4" gas outlet, filter 1 3/4" long.  It's part E2/392, available in vanilla, C and SS.  C is chromed steel, not sure what vanilla is. Anyway, I have ordered one in SS.

So, assuming that I receive what I asked for, problem will be solved in a couple of days.  Thank you for the offer, Peter, but I think I won't need to take you up on it. Oh, and RGM will be getting their offering back for a refund.

Paul

Submitted by paul_standeven on Mon, 27/03/2023

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the new tank filter this afternoon.  I had a month of immobility due to a leg injury, doing DIY.

The NorVil filter is nicer than the RGM offering, the hex for tightening it is much more regular.  It went in as expected, then a snag - it has a straight bit between hex and threads for the pipe union..  Fortunately my bike has replacement rubber pipes retained by hose clamps, so I just loosened the lower one and slid the rubber pipe down Norton's steel tube and re-tightened it.  But why the long nose?

 


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