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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 11:18 AM
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Venting!

Every time I change my oil, I bitch about the poor engineering design! The hose with a plug on the end is rediculous! It's too short, too hard to reach with 2 hands, and basically just a pain in the ****!
What idiot designed this I wonder??? I'd like to kick him square in the nuts!
 
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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 11:47 AM
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All that work you've done on that nice ride and you whining about the drain hose?
 
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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 12:15 PM
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A better design than my friend's 04 dyna. You have about 2 inches between the ground and where the plug is, so you practically need to put it on a lift to be able to get a oil pan under there (unless HD makes a low profile oil pan, likely a bargain at 55.00). I actually can't think of a better way to do it, oil comes out and you can aim it with the hose (kind of like something in nature that works pretty well).
 
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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 12:37 PM
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(kind of like something in nature that works pretty well).

It's too short, too hard to reach with 2 hands, and basically just a pain in the ****!

LOL It's kinda funny reading your post, after reading my post. LOL


For me, all 3 of those things is bad!
 
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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 12:49 PM
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Have you tried to pull that hose down? I discovered that it's a lot longer and will pull down for fairly easy access.

And don't bad mouth Mickey! If HD had engineers half as smart as Disney, the freekin oil would change itself.
 
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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 05:51 PM
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Now I can't get my mind out of the gutter. LOL!!!!
 
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Originally Posted by kahaone
LOL It's kinda funny reading your post, after reading my post. LOL


For me, all 3 of those things is bad!


My buddies Yamahonda requires the removal of the front muffler AND header pipe to access the oil filter, now that's a mickey mouse set up.
 
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