92KK 84WW Olaf

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brickrider2 wrote:Why are those metal flakes not in the oil filter?

I could be wrong but I think the oil pump pumps the oil through the filter on its way around the engine. The mesh screen under the pump stops these bits getting into the pump which would explain why the are all in the one place but the oil filter stops the finer bits. I think the oil filter has a by pass if its blocked.
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1992 K100LT 0193214 Bertha Blue 101,000 miles
1984 K100RT 0022575 Brutus Baja Red 578 bought 36,000 now 89,150 miles
1997 K1100LT 0188024 Wotan Mystic Red 689 58,645 now 106,950 miles Deceased.
1983 K100RS 0011157 Fricka 606 Alaska Blue 29,495 miles Damn K Pox Its a Bat outta Hell Now 58,200 miles.
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1968 Yamaha 80 YG1
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