Ugly rumor.

[Pat Conlon]

...Less is more. No oil pipes for me. The left side oil cooler line it is. If anybody has a size or part number for the O rings, I'd be much obliged.

With the oil drain tube tucked up between the #2 and #3 header tubes, there is no danger of snagging the tube. In fact, with a 4-1 header and a center merge collector, you will have all 4 header tubes hang lower than the oil drain tube.

I forgot to mention, the left oil cooler line removal for oil drain trick only works with stock FJ oil cooler hard line.
If you have the RPM oil cooler with the Army/Navy fittings, or other aftermarket cooler with AN lines,  there is no room between the thicker AN pan fitting and the header tube to pull the oil pan fitting out of the oil pan.
At least, if found this to be true with a 4-1 Kerker header on my old '92. I never had a VH header..


#6 on the diagram: https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/yamaha/motorcycle/1990/fj1200a/oil-cooler

Cheers

[Ted Schefelbein]

Pat,
Thanks. That is a really nice piece of machine work Paul did.

I have the stock oil cooler, and I'd bet just leaving the bike on the side stand and removing the left oil cooler line is going to work just fine. I'm going to run some kind of fuel system cleaner through it, soon, and then change the oil. Pretty sure the previous owner had the bike on Mobile 1.

I'm 0 and 1 with Partszilla. Ordered parts that never came. They weren't in any hurry to ship it, seems like it was two or three days. They have some shipping scheme where UPS hands it off to the mailman.  The guys at RPM get off their asses, and ship the stuff, in a flat rate box, the same day I order it, and it arrives in a couple of days. Had a missing part, in one order, one email had it straightened out. Great service.

I like them better, so far.

Thanks again, Pat. Every question I've ever asked, you answered to the best of your ability. I really appreciate it.

Ted

[Pat Conlon]

You are correct that RPM shipping is fast as can be.....a difference between Partszilla and RPM: If it's listed on the RPM site, it's in stock...with Partszilla you order it, they take your money *then* a day or two later they tell you the part is on back order. 

Cheers

[FJ1200W]

You are correct that RPM shipping is fast as can be.....a difference between Partszilla and RPM: If it's listed on the RPM site, it's in stock...with Partszilla you order it, they take your money *then* a day or two later they tell you the part is on back order. 

Cheers

I've had good luck with Partzilla for my other bikes.

Like many, I try to spend as much as I can locally.

Then there is convenience - It's nice having parts delivered.

RPM does a good job, they're quick.

[twangin4u]

I use Shell Rotella 15W40 diesel oil.  Every Walmart has it, and it's JASO-MA certified, meaning it's correct for wet clutches and gearboxes.

The chart in the manual says you can use 20W50 or 10W30 between 40F and 60F, and stick to heavier oil over 60. 15W40 is pretty much splitting the difference.

I was thinking of switching to 15-40 today too.  It does seem in the middle of the witch way do I go.  In the end I just went back to  Lucas 20-50 syn. It gets 110 out in my area and I could use all the heat absorption I can get.