"Patina" The 1973 CB175 Cafe Racer

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xb33bsa said:
i wouldn't worry about it
you can put on a small can or bottle to catch the drips,for roadracing that is mandatory
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the baffeling in the valve cover is supposed to reduce any excess i wonder if your builder put this together correctly ?
are you OVER filling the crankcase ?
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Let's all pray over full. Stupid ass clown had 4 quarts in my 2 quart drz400. Had so much crank slap it robbed 40% power. You bike should be centered with fill sitting on top of threads. ( some screw it in = not enough oil)
 
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The manual calls for 1.6 qts so that's what I did. And I have been running that level ever since.


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cafe mike said:
Let's all pray over full. Stupid ass clown had 4 quarts in my 2 quart drz400. Had so much crank slap it robbed 40% power. You bike should be centered with fill sitting on top of threads. ( some screw it in = not enough oil)
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That doesn't make sense to me. Screwed in would give you too much oil compared to it just sitting on the threads yea? That's actually the first I've ever heard to check the oil with the dipstick sitting on the threads and not threaded


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The manual for my 175K6 has the same recommendation. If it's screwed in, it would measure the right level on the dipstick and the operator would think it's ok, when in reality it was too low. 1.6 qts is correct though.

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The dipstick should just be laying on the threads, not screwed in. Screwed in would give you a lower reading. You may be ok, but worth checking. I check mine all the time anyway since its not uncommon for these older bikes to consume a bit of oil over time. If you put in 1.6 qts you could be a bit over because even when you drain the oil there is some still in there so it could put you a bit over.
 
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Hmm, followed the procedure and I'm getting oil level about 2 mm above the line closest to the cap of the dipstick. The procedure listed above if really nebulous, so if oil level is at the lower mark, fill oil? I'm guessing I should be between the lines?
 
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1sttimer said:
Hmm, followed the procedure and I'm getting oil level about 2 mm above the line closest to the cap of the dipstick. The procedure listed above if really nebulous, so if oil level is at the lower mark, fill oil? I'm guessing I should be between the lines?
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All that to say it seems I'm a little high. Here's my question though: by screwing in the cap, you would effectively lower the dipstick further in the oil, providing a reading higher up the dipstick (higher level). Why are you guys saying that it would give a low reading? Or is it the fact that you would be lowering in the stick about 1cm too much, this giving a false positive. I.e the stick would say you're good but you would be low.
 
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Or is it the fact that you would be lowering in the stick about 1cm too much, this giving a false positive. I.e the stick would say you're good but you would be low.
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This ^ If the reading on the dipstick is between the lines but the stick is screwed in when doing the test then the level is lower than it should be because the stick itself is lower. Also, the bike has to be upright when doing the check.
 
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Word. Thanks for following that convoluted train of thought of mine. Haha.

I had the bike upright when measuring. Between the lines is what I'm shooting for?
 
So your on a boat right. And you have a precise measuring gauge hooked up to the boat. At low tide the water reads 14", there is a 4 inch differance from low tide to high tide. What would the gauge read at high tide....???1sttimer???
 
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Depends on where the gauge is mounted and how much the boat is yawing.
 
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1sttimer said:
Depends on where the gauge is mounted and how much the boat is yawing.
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I will give you a tolerance of +or minus .250" for the pitch roll and yaw. But it's a glassy day out.
 
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1sttimer said:
You're in rare form tonight


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Ultra happy. Jobs going great. Cruise in tomorrow. My little 200 will meet the public tomorrow for the first time. Picking up a new truck on Friday.
Now answer the question.
Btw ..lI'm a smart ass
 
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cafe mike said:
Ultra happy. Jobs going great. Cruise in tomorrow. My little 200 will see meet the public. Picking up a new truck on Friday.
Now answer the question.
Btw all I'm a smart ass
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Your gauge is water level. At low tide it measures 14" to the silt. You sit there. High tide comes in. No waves, your gauge reads 18". I'm sure you have a smart ass answer why I'm wrong.


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