Hello again David
You appear to have got the idea with the oiling – centre pump is for the gears and the drippers each lubricate one side of the engine. The same oil is used for each from the oil tank situated on the down tube.
It is not enirely necessary to have a smokey oil haze in the exhuast – I suggest that you refer to the excellent online Technicalities posted by Steven Enticott (following the link provided by Roger) for extensive discussion regarding oiling of the engine. My drippers were set at just over 1 3/4 by (the far more knowledgable) prevous owner and this appears to do the trick with the minimal of haze. 20 drops per minute is recommended and this may mean that the drippers are set at different levels. Check that each cylinder is receiving oil by detaching the plug cables alternatively.
One (obvious) tip I can offer is to always make sure that the oil is turned off at the end of the day as flooding can cause great difficulties in slipping to the gear and copious amounts of smoke from the engine (if it starts at all). However, if you do remember to switch off it is often recommended to switch the oil to engine on a little before starting so as to allow some initial flow.
The Book of the Scott recommends Castrol XXL for “touring”. This is avaialable from specialists (I bought some at an auto jumble recently) but it is not cheap. An alternative is Duckhams 20W-50 Classic Engine Oil which I have found easier and is a lot less expensive. (I feel that this might provoke a debate – but we all have our favourites).
I will contact you off-line for details of where to send the copy of the Book of the Scott which I will copy at work on Monday – do not worry about charges.
Let us all know how you are getting on. There really is not anything quite like the experience of riding a 2 speeder!
