It is time to service the black jack.
I have an ability to over complicate the simplest task...
I decided to check the oil today but ran into some questions...
Do I check the oil while on the center stand, Side stand or flat on the ground?
Do I screw the dip stick all the way in to check? or just dip it in?
There is so little oil in these little engines, each variation gives me a different reading.
How complicated can it be?
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How complicated can it be?
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Re: How complicated can it be?
On the standhairball wrote:It is time to service the black jack.
I have an ability to over complicate the simplest task...
I decided to check the oil today but ran into some questions...
Do I check the oil while on the center stand, Side stand or flat on the ground?
Do I screw the dip stick all the way in to check? or just dip it in?
There is so little oil in these little engines, each variation gives me a different reading.
I screw it in
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Screw it in and the oil should go to the top of the hashmarks on the stick, only to the threads and it should be in the middle.
I prefer to screw it in and make sure it is to the top and no further, it feels more clear to me that way, but the first time I was shown how to check oil on a scooter I was told not to screw it in.
As long as you know where it should be, whatever method you are using. You don't want to over or under -fill.
Cheers,
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I prefer to screw it in and make sure it is to the top and no further, it feels more clear to me that way, but the first time I was shown how to check oil on a scooter I was told not to screw it in.
As long as you know where it should be, whatever method you are using. You don't want to over or under -fill.
Cheers,
-v
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I am in agreement with sparky also.
I do the same with my KTM (push dipstick to the threads)
It seems Genuine could clear this up in their owners manual.
... Of course the KTM manual is no clearer on the subject.
I do the same with my KTM (push dipstick to the threads)
It seems Genuine could clear this up in their owners manual.
... Of course the KTM manual is no clearer on the subject.
If trees screamed when they were cut, We would stop cutting them down...
If they screamed all the time... We would cut them all down!
If they screamed all the time... We would cut them all down!