Where can I find a better dipstick?

[jthornton]

Do we have an update on a better dipstick or does anyone know if there is an aftermarket one out there? I can't find one with google, and this post hasn't been touched in a year.

I made one for checking the oil when cold (after a short run time to fill the tank) and sent it out for field testing but never heard back from the guy...

JT

 

[Deer Slayer]

thought?

I too am tired of the slipping o ring. Wonder if one could make a grove at the top of the threads so as to have the o ring stay in place? Hum may have to look into this. :dontknow::cheers:

 

[Deer Slayer]

I don't understand the mechanics behind this however someone told me at Spyderfest 2014 to turn the "O" Ring around if it hangs on the threads and it actually took care of the problem.

O rings are round. So how does that work? Careful you don't get your other leg pulled.:joke::cheers:

 

[Tripod Blue]

I made one for checking the oil when cold (after a short run time to fill the tank) and sent it out for field testing but never heard back from the guy...

JT

Well thank you anyway JT. I followed this post all the way through and I saw who you were referring to. That's too bad....

 

[MelloYelloSpyder]

JT....send it my way and I will let you know how it works. I hate the oil change procedure on these things. Way too much room for error. I check mine and it appears low so I add oil, restart it and go through the whole procedure again. And what ends up happening, it reads the exact same reading as if I never added any oil...That is how so many of us end up overfilling our engines and gunking up our air boxes. Come spring I am ordering your airfilter kit for my STS...She is going into storage in a couple of weeks so I dont need it right away.

 

[Fat Baxter]

"Where can I find a better dipstick?"

Any street corner in California. Even better odds in San Francisco.......

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