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Title: No oil in window Post by zzandeamos on 02/11/09 at 15:36:41 I just finished changing the oil and checking the cam chain tensioner and put in 1.8 qts of oil. I cannot see the oil in the window. I start it up and it runs just fine. I shut it down after about a minute and look and still no oil in the window. What did I do, put the filter in wrong or something? No leaks. Gimme some ideas. Thanks |
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Title: Re: No oil in window Post by SavageGreaseMonkey13 on 02/11/09 at 15:38:21 add more oil |
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Title: Re: No oil in window Post by Dj12midnit on 02/11/09 at 15:44:33 I agree Add more. Just a little at a time though. If your not careful you can go from no show to over flow. |
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Title: Re: No oil in window Post by verslagen1 on 02/11/09 at 15:46:04 Are you holding the bike upright? waited a minute after shut down? are you on level ground? is the seat in the upright position? ;D |
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Title: Re: No oil in window Post by zzandeamos on 02/11/09 at 15:52:44 O.K. Thanks I'll try a little more oil. I got the Dyna installed and it is wussy compared to the supertrapp but it should be o.k. |
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Title: Re: No oil in window Post by verslagen1 on 02/11/09 at 16:52:33 I said too quiet. needs that plate down the middle drilled out I think. or knocked out totally. |
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Title: Re: No oil in window Post by thumperclone on 02/11/09 at 17:04:31 BIKE MUST BE UPRIGHT AND LEVEL TO READ SITE GLASS !!! |
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Title: Re: No oil in window Post by justin_o_guy2 on 02/11/09 at 21:41:23 If you added 1.8, its a tad low, but should be in the window i think. Gotta have the bike upright & level to read the level. If you get it looking Right in the window while its leaning on the stand, its waay too full. |
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Title: Re: No oil in window Post by diamond jim on 02/11/09 at 22:04:04 3F3F242B212024282A36450 wrote:
I'm imagining you took the cover off to check the cam tensioner. That would be the same as oil & filter change, right? Engine Oil Capacity: Oil Change Oil & Filter Change Overhaul Liters US qt. Liters US qt. Liters US qt. 1.8 1.9 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5 |
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Title: Re: No oil in window Post by justin_o_guy2 on 02/11/09 at 22:26:14 I tried that 2.5 thing Once.It was so full I had to drain some. Just adding 2 is all I do now. The book I got says 2.1, but I stopped bothering with the .1, till its time to add some, then I top her on off.. |
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Title: Re: No oil in window Post by diamond jim on 02/11/09 at 22:43:57 I do the 2 and check. Add a bit again if needed and check. I just copied and pasted the above from this site's Tech Data section. |
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Title: Re: No oil in window Post by verslagen1 on 02/11/09 at 23:43:58 I get 1 gal jugs of oil. drop 1.5 for an oil change and check. filter change 2 and check. then fill as necessary. |
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Title: Re: No oil in window Post by bill67 on 02/12/09 at 04:26:07 Two quarts is pretty close with filter change,maybe a half cup more |
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Title: Re: No oil in window Post by Mr. Hyde on 02/12/09 at 05:47:47 Too much oil and you won't see the oil line either. When I bought my current '07 the previous owner had over filled and it looked like it had no oil. |
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Title: Re: No oil in window Post by Savage40 on 02/12/09 at 07:15:46 2C302D35283D2A3B3437363D580 wrote:
Most definitely! If you don't have one of those fancy bike stands to hold it straight (and haven't built one of the homemade ones that's on here somewhere), you can do what I do, and with the front wheel turned and locked to shift the center of balance to the left, put blocks under the kickstand until it's level. I don't recommend doing any wrenching on anything like this though; it's fairly stable, but not THAT stable. |
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Title: Re: No oil in window Post by Savage_Amusement on 02/12/09 at 07:17:44 I just stand on the window side, grab the clutch side bar and pull it into my leg and look in the window. I'm 5'4" and about 160ish lbs. If I can do that almost anyone can. |
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Title: Re: No oil in window Post by justin_o_guy2 on 02/12/09 at 07:36:29 I Can bend over enough to see it, but I dont like that, so I put it in gear & kneel next to the bike, reach up & pull the throttle down, the bike stands up. Let it gently rock back & forth to find the straigh up & down spot. Some guys even have a mirror & the sit on the bike, now thats the Lo Energy way. |
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Title: Re: No oil in window Post by zzandeamos on 02/12/09 at 12:34:34 Thanks for all the feed back. I will wait a day or two til the temp gets back to reality and go back at it. I have the two qts in so it should be close. Thanks again |
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Title: Re: No oil in window Post by craigq on 02/12/09 at 14:48:57 243B3D3A2720112111293B377C4E0 wrote:
:-[ ... :D |
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Title: Re: No oil in window Post by verslagen1 on 02/13/09 at 14:16:46 Well ZZ, are you on top of it? ;D |
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