On Tue, Nov 13, 2001 at 12:14:20PM -0600, JNiolon@uss.com wrote:
>
> Old age is getting the best of me and my old eyes. After changing the oil
> in my new yard tractor, it's nearly impossible to tell where the clean oil
> shows on the dipstick... I also have this problem with my cars... what
I'm not sure that it's your eyes... it seems that oil is
getting clearer. It's also geting thinner, so there is less
oil on the dipstick and less of a meniscus to see.
> would be the harm in adding a bit of the colored two-cycle oil to the
> crankcase to give the oil a shade of color to make it a little easier to
> check ???
Just let it get dirty, then you'll be able to see it. :-)
> It's 30 wt oil and probably wouldn't take more than an ounce or so to color
> the rest of the oil... anyone tried this before ???
Too bad you can't get the dye that they use.
I haven't done it, but it shouldn't cause a problem.
It's probably higher grade stuff than the oil
that's already in there.
Sometimes I use a paper shop towel to help me
'see' where the oil starts on the dipstick.
It's easy to see the paper get dark when it starts
wicking up oil.
Eric
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