Re: [ST] oil level

["Burt Barrett" <bbarrett1@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi there Bare and other STers

4.22 quarts?  Where did you get that?  In my 18K miles-each oil and filter
change I only put the Triumph packaged 1 Gallon Mobil 1 into Big Red, and
each time the oil level is correct.  Sight Glass full, with just a small
clear area at the top.  Does it every time.  The Dealers do not put in 4.22
quarts-they use the same Mobil 1 4T Race Oil, packaged for Triumph, either
packaged in quarts, or one gallon size.

Regards

Burt Barrett
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "bare" <barenekd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 7:03 PM
Subject: [ST] oil level


> Boy, I'd be really leery about using the site glass as a guide to putting
> the correct volume of oil in your bike. You say the site glass should be
> checked with the bike upright on its tires on level ground--not on the
> centerstand. How accurate can this be? How can you tell if it's level?
You'd
> get a different reading every time. As far as I can tell, the bike is
> essentially level when on the centerstand. As such, the site glass SHOULD
> work with the bike on the centerstand, but it doesn't.
>
> I think the only way to truly know how much oil is in the bike is to drain
> it.
>
> - - -Chris
>
> And for the guy who put 4 quarts in and the  oil level didn't dome up to
hte
> sight glass; The bike should have 4.22 quarts in it. That would probably
put
> the level in the sight glass where it belongs.
> Bare
>
>
>
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