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SV725, same setup and parts as the SV730 the post is about. In his photos above, the tan piece with the gear is the oil pump. The oil pump is internal and needs to be installed in the bottom bell to seal against outside of the displacement gear. While you could potentially drive it with a with...

I just had a similar failure 20hrs after rebuilding the engine. While I know the engine was very full of post break in oil with a fresh filter, I’m assuming either my oil pump wasn’t working well or some gunk must’ve clogged up the crankshaft oil port. Just curious if you had a way to check the...