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[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by Sarris

The hex plug underneath the oil filter housing is an oil pressure gauge tap (per the manual). You may be able to elbow to that fitting for a supply but where to return??

I'm also fairly sure that the GZ has an oil pump so that would be pressurized, right?

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Not necessarily. The pump might just move oil to the top of the engine to lube the cam........but the fact that there is a pressure test port means that SOMETHING gets oil under presssure; either the cams or the mains or both.

One has to be careful when messing with the oil pressure system. If you actually allow oil FLOW out of the test port, you have to be careful about volume and resulting loss of pressure elsewhere. The new "loop" would be in parallel with the real oiling system.

A properly designed oil cooler is in SERIES with the things that actually need the oil and is sized such that it doesn't restrict the oil flow to important parts. That's why I said it would be impossible (or VERY difficult) to properly implement one. :rawk: