Re: [ST] too much oil.

["Joe Zaccaria" <jzaccaria@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tom,

Usually crush washers will reseal several times.  Technically they should be
replaced but in practical application you can get away with loosening then
retightening without any trouble.

Zac
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- ----- Original Message -----
From: "STeve Duncan" <xhippy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: [ST] too much oil.


>
>
> Tom emberson wrote:
> >>will the crush washers take being loosened enough to let out a
> >couple 100 cc's of oil then retighten.
> ________________________________________________________________________
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> Prime Law of Motorcycling: The longer the trip planned the more obstacles
> that will be encountered before departure.
>
> Corollary:  The more problems resolved before departure, the fewer
> encountered during the trip.
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> And you should be OK loosening the drain plug and draining a little oil.
> Or, you could get a turkey baster and suck it out thru the fill plug.  8-)
>
> STeve Duncan
> Underdawg
> 2K -ST (Betty)
> Dallas, TX
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