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Old Oct 9, 2010 | 10:35 PM
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If God had wanted you to go by the manual he wouldn't have invented dipsticks.
 
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Originally Posted by Sharknose
If God had wanted you to go by the manual he wouldn't have invented dipsticks.
I hear ya, it's just weird. When I change the oil in the vehicles, garden tractor, snowblower, etc, what the manual has for the correct capacity for oil is usually pretty close.

Guess I just figured the Harley would be the same, my mistake.
 
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Old Oct 9, 2010 | 11:11 PM
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3 qts here 09 Crossbones.
 
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Old Oct 9, 2010 | 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by TalldogsFatBob
I hear ya, it's just weird. When I change the oil in the vehicles, garden tractor, snowblower, etc, what the manual has for the correct capacity for oil is usually pretty close.

Guess I just figured the Harley would be the same, my mistake.
Nope. With HD you go with your gut, not what some book says.
 
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