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techtalk:ref:oil01 [2019/06/15 22:30] hippysmack ↷ Links adapted because of a move operation |
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| |Sitting for awhile, oil will most likely trickle down from \\ the oil tank into the engine. ((drawing by Hippysmack))|Take the bike for a 30 min. ride before checking oil \\ level. ((drawing by Hippysmack))| | |Sitting for awhile, oil will most likely trickle down from \\ the oil tank into the engine. ((drawing by Hippysmack))|Take the bike for a 30 min. ride before checking oil \\ level. ((drawing by Hippysmack))| | ||
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| |Topping off the oil tank on a cold engine can result in adding too much oil. \\ This can result in overage in the tank and spillage from the cap. \\ This could also result in blowing oil out of the air cleaner. ((drawings by Hippysmack))|| | |Topping off the oil tank on a cold engine can result in adding too much oil. \\ This can result in overage in the tank and spillage from the cap. \\ This could also result in blowing oil out of the air cleaner. ((drawings by Hippysmack))|| | ||
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| ====== Why Does the Oil Smell Like Gas? ====== | ====== Why Does the Oil Smell Like Gas? ====== | ||
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| * Then, shut it off and add oil to the correct level if needed. \\ (most fill to halfway between the add and full line of the dipstick, not to completely FULL) \\ If you fill it completely full you may get oil coming out of the breathers into the air filter especially if you run for long periods at high rpms. ((shanneba of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2071954&highlight=oil+tank+pressure&page=2)) | * Then, shut it off and add oil to the correct level if needed. \\ (most fill to halfway between the add and full line of the dipstick, not to completely FULL) \\ If you fill it completely full you may get oil coming out of the breathers into the air filter especially if you run for long periods at high rpms. ((shanneba of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2071954&highlight=oil+tank+pressure&page=2)) | ||
| - | ====== Sportster Case Drains Explained ====== | + | ====== Sportster Drain Plugs Explained ====== |
| **The dreaded case drain failure**: \\ | **The dreaded case drain failure**: \\ | ||
| 57-76 cases are notorious for cracked drain holes and thread damage around the sump drain. \\ | 57-76 cases are notorious for cracked drain holes and thread damage around the sump drain. \\ | ||
