Oil Tank Sight Glass / Black Oil Tank

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podman
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Re: Oil Tank Sight Glass / Black Oil Tank

#16 Post by podman » Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:55 am

silverstrom wrote: Sun Jul 07, 2019 5:51 pm You should never need to rely on the oil level switch. Never. Think of the switch like an oil light in a car. When it come on it's already too late. I have seen engines seize 10 seconds after the oil light comes on. If any oil remains in the switch tube, which often occurs, it doesn't send a signal as required. Just keep topping up the 2T tank after you ride and forget the oil switch is there. The oil switch is mostly useless and counting on it to tell you how much oil you have will end badly.
thats a new paranioa added to the list, while I cant say ive relied totally on the warning light, ive never had one let me down or give a false reading in 35+ years but i suppose these things are getting older...

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Re: Oil Tank Sight Glass / Black Oil Tank

#17 Post by ChequeredFlagRacing » Sat Jul 20, 2019 5:40 pm

Yamaha FS1E 1975
Yamaha RD200 1976
Yamaha RD400 1977
Yamaha AS3 125cc 1978
Yamaha AS1 125cc 1979
Honda CX500
Honda MT125cc 1980
Yamaha TZ125G 1981-82
Zeger TC500cc 1983-84
Yamaha RD500LC 1985-87
Honda C90 1989
Yamaha DT175 1993
Yamaha RZV500R 2018

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Re: Oil Tank Sight Glass / Black Oil Tank

#18 Post by silverstrom » Sat Jul 20, 2019 6:33 pm

That will work :smt023

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