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Trikeboss
02-15-2011, 03:52 PM
I just changed my oil on the BR for the first time and when I drained the old oil....It almost filled up a gallon ice cream pale.. 4 quarts...WTF?!

I put 2.2 quarts back in it but that looks like about half of what I took out...:crazy:
rdlsz24
02-15-2011, 03:59 PM
Either the previous owner way overfilled it or water got added to the oil. Was it running fine before the change?

Rob
Trikeboss
02-15-2011, 04:06 PM
The oil looked good. No water...Just way over filled....It ran great before I put fresh oil in today..It purrred... The only thing I noticed that may not have been right was the low end of the engine seemed to get HOT....I bet it will run even better now?!?!
musser1972
02-15-2011, 04:09 PM
That's crazy!! Lucky no blown gaskets...
Trikeboss
02-15-2011, 04:19 PM
I measured the oil that came out...It was just under 3 quarts...so it was overfilled for sure but not as much as I had first thought..
Silverado
02-15-2011, 04:23 PM
looks like the last owner never read the manual
Trikeboss
02-15-2011, 04:44 PM
Yeah..He also told me there was no kick start lol and he had owned if for over 20 years. Just took it for a little ride...it does seem a bit smoother.
Thorpe
02-15-2011, 04:50 PM
Where in MN are you?
Silverado
02-15-2011, 04:58 PM
I had a mechanic shop....honda powerhouse mechanic tell me my kick start was broken and could not be fixed......tintapper looked at it and just set the spring in correctly.

Some people....geeze
Trikeboss
02-15-2011, 04:59 PM
Im a northlander...Duluth...
Thorpe
02-15-2011, 05:00 PM
Gotcha... Minneapolis here... Was just up at Spirit Mnt. 2 weeks ago...
Trikeboss
02-15-2011, 05:53 PM
Sp mt is in my back yard :) I live at the base of the mt on the St. Louis river...lots of good riding around here- granted it is not legal but I never get bothered by the law.
Thorpe
02-15-2011, 08:22 PM
Thats cool... I gotta imagine there tons of cool places to ride up that way! Your gonna need a plow for your BR now!
tri again
02-16-2011, 06:37 AM
I just changed my oil on the BR for the first time and when I drained the old oil....It almost filled up a gallon ice cream pale.. 4 quarts...WTF?!

I put 2.2 quarts back in it but that looks like about half of what I took out...:crazy:

I had one like that.

When I bought it, the gas had been left on and all the gas drooled into the crankcase and filled it so much I couldn't kick it over.

Plus, not all shut off valves work perfectly so I have added to my list. Always see if oil is high OR low.