on May 13th, 2005, 6:10pm, mackcr wrote:I have had one on my SERK for 37,000 miles now with only one problem. I forgot to remove the dipstick before removing the drain plug when changing the oil. I pulled the chrome cover off getting it out of there. I fixed it easy with some high temp gasket sealer.
That's interesting. I guess you're saying that was on account of pressure in the crankcase? I always start the oil draining first and then remove the dipstick. Leaving the dipstick in prevents the oil from gushing out all at once when the plug comes out. Mabe the difference is, I remove the dipstick as the oil is draining?
I'm thinkin' maybe it formed a vacuum as the oil drained? (But it seems like it should have released the vacuum once the oil was gone and no longer pulling at the drian plug.. ) I dunno!
What I would like is an analog temp gauge for the dip stick so I can actually read it while I'm riding... The digital doesn't do a thing for me after I stop, hit the button, squint for a minute, hunt oaround for a while for my specs, get on the reading glasses, hit the button again... Anybody seen one of those analog gauges that'll fit the dresser?