Im working on a friends bike. his grandfather just gave it to him. so im going to do a little service work to it, so i can get him ridin.
thanks for the help.

 

I think you left out some information..

 

its a 1983 FLH , thank you for letting me no i screwed up , its friday

 

The oil tank holds 4 quarts, your choice of weight. I have used 20-50 Harley oil since the day I brought my '81 home from the dealership. I prefer the drop-in PERFORM oil filters as they do away with the metal cartridge in the tank. Trans holds pint and a half of fluid, I use Bel Ray Gear Saver 85w-140. Screw out the allen in the side of trans and when fluid runs out it is full.
Bike should be up-right when doing this.
WUZFUZ

 

thank you for the info , hope i get it running for him soon

 

If you live in the south I would run straight 50 wt ( HD or another good manuf )

 

same bike 83 FLH , how much fork oil will it take in each fork, im guessing maybe a pint in each one would that be correct.

 

Try 8oz per fork The rule of thumb is 73/4 oz wet 8 1/2 dry HD type B or equiv

 

thanks for yalls help. This is not like my 06 so i figure ill ask before i mess something up. and seems to me theres folks here that are willing to help and offer there knowledge, so thanks alot.
mike

 

another question, there are no drain screws in the bottom of the fork tubes. or maybe do i have to take the front wheel off and they are
under the botton of the tube. my 06 has them on the backside of the tubes. so i figure these must be directly on the bottom. is this correct
thanks again