FreezyRider Posted September 28, 2007 Share #1 Posted September 28, 2007 Okay, here's a couple trivia questions for all you geniuses. For the answers, look way down at the bottom of this post. 1. How many old T shirts does it take to soak up 3 quarts of brand new motor oil from your nice clean garage floor? 2. When changing oil in your bike (well, at least if it's a 1994 Goldwing), if you don't replace the drain plug before starting to add new oil, will the oil run out of the drain hole: a.) faster than you can pour it into the fill hole b.) at the same speed as you pour it into the fill hole c.) no one really knows because you're so busy looking for old T shirts laying around the garage that you can't tell how fast it's coming out. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ANSWERS: 1.) Exactly 6. Well, maybe not exactly 6 but that's all I could find. So, I guess it coulda been 8. Maybe even 10. 2.) You should be able to guess the answer to this one. Disclaimer: these questions are only valid for the GL1500 Goldwing. And maybe only for the 1994 models. And possibly only if you are using Castrol 20w-50.....other oils may vary. Now we need a volunteer to try this on the Venture and see if the results are similar. Probably should have a volunteer for the 1st Gen 1200cc, the 1st Gen 1300cc, and the 2nd Gen. Oh, if anyone with a RSTD would like to join in the fun, have at it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
payntor Posted September 28, 2007 Share #2 Posted September 28, 2007 haven't tried that yet. but i know if you don't put the plug back in the fill hole on a goldwing you will ruin a new pair of levis in less than two blocks. jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Terror Posted September 28, 2007 Share #3 Posted September 28, 2007 I ran that experiment once. Only thing I learned is that I have quite a vocabulary!!!! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertaClipper Posted September 28, 2007 Share #4 Posted September 28, 2007 Picked my bike up at the dealers after service and they forgot to put the fill plug for the rear-end back in. Can you guess how many hours it takes to remove a full rear-end worth of burnt on rear-end fluid off of muffler wit 0000 steel wool? TWO!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dano Posted September 28, 2007 Share #5 Posted September 28, 2007 Hmmmmmm- 1st genners don't have a problem with the oil drain plug because we are mechanically adept at working on our bikes; 2nd genners usually have it done at the stealers, so they're not sure how it works; I'm surprised that a winger even has an oil drain plug that you can access! :stirthepot::whistling: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthawk II Posted September 28, 2007 Share #6 Posted September 28, 2007 OK, I learned a looooong time ago to take an old blanket and lay down beside the bike with the tools necessary to remove the drain plug and change the filter and lay down there until the oil is drained and filter is changed and both is replaced and tightened before getting up. And I own a 2nd Gen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jneed53 Posted September 28, 2007 Share #7 Posted September 28, 2007 Change The Oil?????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pecker Posted September 28, 2007 Share #8 Posted September 28, 2007 did that test with a Roadliner truck and a Detroit Diesel engine, 40 quarts worth of fine OPEC petrolium spreads out on a shop floor in a HURRY. Lessons learned hard are lessons learned well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongobobny Posted September 28, 2007 Share #9 Posted September 28, 2007 Hmmm, my guess was 7... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mother Posted September 29, 2007 Share #10 Posted September 29, 2007 did that on the wifes virago 500 a few years ago, i called it an "oil flush". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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