Oil change problem

[Kr lip]

Hey got a problem. I just did the first oil Change on my 77 360. I also did the filter I put it 2.4 qt in and it's reading high on dip stick no sight glass. I had to drain it from what I believe is the oil pressure fitting on left side of motor cause drain plug on bottom was frozen and I did not want to strip it. My worry is its over full cause it reads high but the info I found said 2.4 with filter. Any advice would be great thank you

 

[drewpy]

kick the bike over a few times with the ignition off to let the oil circulate and get into the filter area.

check again, you should be ok

 

[Kr lip]

Thank you it was over full I checked the drain pan I used and there was almost no oil in it. I ended up siphoning some out of the fill hole cause drain plug is rounded off so next oil change I need a new plug thank again

 

[drewpy]

weld a nut on it, that'll shift it off and get one of those magnetic ones.
you could always undo the oil screen filter cover, messy but I bet you haven't cleaned that?
bolts are only lightley tightened

 

[Kr lip]

I'll keep that in mind I'm going to try vice grips first as for screen the bolts holding that on don't look good so I didn't want to touch that yet. is the seal for the plate that holds the screen on reusable or would I have to get one or make one. Thanks again

 

[drewpy]

new gasket needed, those 4mm bolts don't take much tightening

 

[Kr lip]

OK thank you I'll order one for next oil change I ride the 360 every day to work and back about 38 miles round trip i put almost 1000 miles on it in a few months I had the clutch cable snap on me today had to call the wife to save me. I grabbed a temporary repair kit on my way home so I got to order one of this also.
Got to love old bikes.

 

[drewpy]

all part of the fun, i've been chasing electrical gremlins on the fZ today, turns out it was the ignition switch only took 2 hours to find