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Distracted wrenching... - Bheezy27403_imp - 05-10-2019
So with a 1 yr old at the house and working as a restaurant manager my time is very limited to do anything. I always change my oil in the spring on my bikes regardless of mileage put on in the previous season (this year not much at all) so I picked up oil and filters for the Honda and Triumph in hopes that I would get a little window to get the job done. The Honda, being such an easy change, I figured I could do while watching the boy last Thursday. I pack my son up in his playpen and take him outside to my front porch to enjoy some sunshine and spring breezes and pull the Honda out of the garage up the driveway where I'm just a few feet away from him. I begin the procedure and the boy is happy in his spot. I'm thinking to myself what an incredibly easy bike to change the oil on praising the Honda engineers. Oil drained, easy, filter off, easier, new filter on...you get the point. All this in a matter of minutes. As I watch my boy fiddle around with his shoehorn (it's his favorite, who knows why) I pop open the gallon of GN 4 and start adding it in through my funnel. Man what an easy job, I'm almost done and the boy is still happy as a lark. Then I notice some oil running out from under the bike. D'oh! Look right at the drain plug resting on my seat.
At least I feel like I flushed out my old oil with a nice new batch of GN. Idiot.
RE: Distracted wrenching... - GoldOxide_imp - 05-10-2019
"Stop to smell the roses ... " got the better of you.
Fortunately, the plug was all it was.- - -
I once had oil gush onto the road while stopped at a red light. The neighbouring car made a point to point down at the road. It turned out the gear shifter seal blew.
RE: Distracted wrenching... - Rocky_imp - 05-10-2019
I've never done that, but a couple of years ago I changed the oil and started the engine with the crankcase plug not fitted.
Fortunately, I was standing on that side of the bike and noticed oil flying out before it got too messy.
RE: Distracted wrenching... - Houtman_imp - 05-11-2019
I once forgot to put the drain plug in my wife's Mini in England when changing the oil , Took the plug out and went inside for coffee to let it drain out well , it did , including the new oil !
RE: Distracted wrenching... - LongRanger_imp - 05-11-2019
I've done it too. But just once. I bet you never do it again!
RE: Distracted wrenching... - pdedse - 05-11-2019
Once is all it takes to never repeat again...until I do.
RE: Distracted wrenching... - Bheezy27403_imp - 05-11-2019
Exactly.
RE: Distracted wrenching... - Houtman_imp - 05-11-2019
It is easy to remember your wedding anniversary : just forget it ONE time !
RE: Distracted wrenching... - Bheezy27403_imp - 05-11-2019
I have solved that problem. That was an easy fix.
RE: Distracted wrenching... - Charlie Bravo_imp - 05-11-2019
I've never done that, but when I was a teen, my stepfather drained the oil from his BugEye Healy, didn't put the drain plug in, and poured in four quarts of new, that ended up on the driveway. I was secretly glad.