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Upthemaiden
Posted on Friday, June 23, 2023 - 03:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Anyone ever come up with an easy way to get the cap/plug out of the oil tank? I try to check mine pretty regularly, and I hate trying to dig that thing out of there. I thought about trying to make a metal ring that would fit around just under the head with a ring for a finger, so I'd have something to pull on, just something to make life a little easier.
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34nineteen
Posted on Friday, June 23, 2023 - 05:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Hey Josh,

try this HD 33123-06a

I tried to embed a link to it, but cant get it to link to Sportsterpedia.
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Upthemaiden
Posted on Saturday, June 24, 2023 - 10:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Hey, appreciate it, but I was meaning the one under the seat with the dipstick.
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34nineteen
Posted on Monday, June 26, 2023 - 11:02 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Oh, for some reason I was thinking of the drain plug for the hose. Duh on me! LOL

I think Lowbrow makes one with some knurling around the edge.
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Upthemaiden
Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 - 08:36 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
ah, good tip. I see one on there for $16 that doesn't look bad. It'd need drilled so I could put a dipstick in it but that's easy enough. I hadn't thought about it being a stock sportster part. I'll have to measure mine to see exactly what size it is and look around online.
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Reducati
Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 - 07:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Im interested as well, please post up if you find something that works.
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Led
Posted on Monday, July 03, 2023 - 12:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
On my 96' Lightening, I bought a threaded one. I have NO idea who made it!!

All Aluminum, and I believe I had to Epoxy a threaded sleeve into the fill hole, after a good cleaning. Let dry....

Then screw the cap on!! GREAT improvement.

But it seemed to have "fine" threads. Kept them greased up, and always made sure it was screwing on straight....as it would have sucked to start cross threading it, especially with Aluminum!! And it never leaked either.....
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Blks1l
Posted on Monday, July 03, 2023 - 12:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
The aluminum one was I believe a Banke unit, I installed one in my S3 as well it has worked well.
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Xldevil
Posted on Wednesday, July 05, 2023 - 11:32 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)










I can recommend this good looking part,made by

http://www.luckyhands.de/index.html

Cheers,Ralph
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Upthemaiden
Posted on Tuesday, July 11, 2023 - 11:10 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
That part looks awesome Ralph! is it just a press fit into the oil tank? and doesn't look like it comes with a dipstick, you just have something else you use to check it?
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Led
Posted on Thursday, July 13, 2023 - 12:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
If I had to guess....and it is just a guess....

Possibly those "cut outs" at the bottom ARE your dipstick, with an upper and lower level? As long as oil is seen inside the cut outs, you are good to go?
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