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robin
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« on: August 21, 2013, 04:49:07 PM »
The bike i just bought has a tel true dial on it for the oil,sooooooooooooo when you pull the dial how do you check the oil because it is not a dip stick. uglystupid2 uglystupid2

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« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2013, 05:20:23 PM »
Next time you change the oil and filter, put in four quarts of oil, then take it for a ride. After it cools down, check the oil level on the Tel Tru dipstick and file a mark on it at that level.
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trout dude
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« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2013, 05:28:09 PM »
Robin mine has a spot on the bottom of the rod that looks like it was sand blasted and at the top of the sand blasted mark is full. If you would like i can send pics i'm changing oil tomorrow .
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« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2013, 05:48:02 PM »
Quote from: trout dude on August 21, 2013, 05:28:09 PM
Robin mine has a spot on the bottom of the rod that looks like it was sand blasted and at the top of the sand blasted mark is full. If you would like i can send pics i'm changing oil tomorrow .
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Mine looks like that.  I still can't tell where the level is with it.   Cheesy

I just use the old dip stick.  I can tell the level on that.  I just keep the old dip stick with my stock of filters, crush washers, oil wrench and oil. 
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2013, 06:49:49 PM »
I have tel tru's on both bikes, I also use the OE stick to check level, then maybe check it again in 6 months..... having never lost or burned an ounce of oil as far as I can tell on either bike, I rarely check anymore. 
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robin
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« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2013, 07:02:50 PM »
The bottom of the tel tru is threaded i'll have to look again tomorrow.
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« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2013, 06:49:07 AM »
          new oil is  hard to see on the tru-tel dip stick ...         coolsmiley
     compare the oem with the tru-tel side by side and make a mental note ...    ???     
      I have to lay mine on paper to see fresh oil          Angry
     
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« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2013, 11:42:13 AM »
We drilled a very tiny hole in the dip stick at the full mark, also drilled the same size hole at the low point.

Stick the Tue-Tel in da hole, gently pull it out and you will see where the holes are full of oil.   Best little measuring stick I've found in a long time.
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