oil tank lines

[TheBearAk]

Have a 1995 Skidoo Summit 583 and I'm just curious of why there are three oil lines coming out of the tank. One is on the bottom and is the main supply as it goes to the oil pump. The two others are on the side of the tank, one about 2" from the bottom and the other about 4" from the bottom. They look like they go into the intake manifold at different spots.

 

[timbo]

They feed the rotary valve shaft bearings.One goes in between the cyl's and other is below the carbs coming out of the block.

 

[TheBearAk]

Thanks for the reply. Does that mean if the oil level drops below the tubes that it will have problems? Seems like they are pretty high on the tank.

 

[timbo]

No the lower one is a feed to a cavity in the block,the upper one is a return.Your oil reservoir would be empty before any issues with the rotary valve would happen.

 

[TheBearAk]

Thanks. Makes a lot of sense.