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Mcintodo
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 05:08 pm: | 
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Hello again from an long time lurker. Seems I never have anything to share with you folks until something goes wrong.
Any case, after a rough start, thought I would check the oil and other liquids of the bike. On inspection, the Oil Fill Cap of my Uly was AWOL; just gone.
Here are the corrective actions as I see them, and any input would be highly valued.
Stop Riding the bike
Put a FOD barrier over the fill point.
Buy a replacement from one of the fine establishments at the link.
Get the bike an Oil Change, run it a bit, then change the oil again.
Is this a near approximation on how I save my Uly? |
Reepicheep
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 05:25 pm: |
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Put a cork in it Mcintodo.
(Sorry. Couldn't resist.) 
Yes, that sounds like a good plan.
Personally, with a good stopper or cork jammed in there, I would probably keep riding until the real part came in. |
Mcintodo
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 10:42 pm: |
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Thanks for the tip. Sadly don't have one appropriately sized, but the cork from a recently dead bottle of Rough Stock Whiskey will work short term.
Have a new Oil Fill Cap coming in. |
Andersonhdj
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - 03:38 pm: |
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Question is , how did the plug disappear ?
Maybe i'm just paranoid but i'd be seriously worried , those thing's don't just fall out!
When the new one comes , drill a small hole through the handle and attach a small safety chain maybe? |
Mcintodo
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - 03:46 pm: |
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Yeah, I have been looking what it would take to add a wire lock, secured to the bolt just above in the picture. |
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