where's the oil going ?

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Jud Jones
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where's the oil going ?

Post by Jud Jones » Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:39 am

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Chris Norloff wrote:
> > The shippers pick up the KLR this week for my Mexico trip :-) so I'm > changing the oil, adjusting the valves. I drained the oil, replaced the > oil filter. > > I put in almost 3 qts of oil -- and there's NO oil showing in the sight > glass. Even when I lean the bike to the right, no oil shows in the sight > glass view window. > > Then I remove the plastic plug from the left end of the crankcase, to > see the left end of the crankshaft, and it's full of oil. Oil just > floods right out. > > Anybody know why the oil isn't showing in the sight glass, and why it > seems all on the left side? > > Do I have a serious problem here?
Your fresh oil is too clean. You are looking right through it.

Jud Jones
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advrider down?

Post by Jud Jones » Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:10 am

Has anybody been on advrider today? I can't seem to bring it up.

Doug Herr
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advrider down?

Post by Doug Herr » Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:21 am

On Mon, 2009-02-23 at 14:10 +0000, Jud Jones wrote:
> Has anybody been on advrider today? I can't seem to bring it up.
Seems to be going good: Online: 2207 (923 adventurers and 1284 lurkers) -- Doug Herr doug@... A16 in Oakland, California

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