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New guy! New problems.

11 Oct 2016 14:12
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Picked up this sweet 1980 z1000 classic EFI bike with 6900 original miles and all original except for the exhaust.

Po must have used an impact wrench on the oil plug bc its ugly. Anyone know what threads are in it? I stupidly put it back together without measuring ... metric 12 or 15? Thinking I'll put on an oil drain valve on as the clearance to the exhaust is tight and I don't like dripping oil on them.
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Re: New guy! New problems.

11 Oct 2016 19:57
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www.z1enterprises.com/product/ZSM01-1183
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Re: New guy! New problems.

11 Oct 2016 20:34
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Sweet, thanks! Looked all over the z1 enterprise site and didn't even see the measurements on the plug.20-1.5.
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Re: New guy! New problems.

12 Oct 2016 13:15
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Brad K wrote: Picked up this sweet 1980 z1000 classic EFI bike with 6900 original miles and all original except for the exhaust.

Po must have used an impact wrench on the oil plug bc its ugly. Anyone know what threads are in it? I stupidly put it back together without measuring ... metric 12 or 15? Thinking I'll put on an oil drain valve on as the clearance to the exhaust is tight and I don't like dripping oil on them.

Congrats on the purchase!

You can cut the top and bottom off of an aluminum can, then make one lengthwise cut. Presto, you have malleable sleeve you can put over that section of exhaust to keep the oil off.
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Re: New guy! New problems.

19 Oct 2016 00:47
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Nerdy wrote:
Brad K wrote: Picked up this sweet 1980 z1000 classic EFI bike with 6900 original miles and all original except for the exhaust.

Po must have used an impact wrench on the oil plug bc its ugly. Anyone know what threads are in it? I stupidly put it back together without measuring ... metric 12 or 15? Thinking I'll put on an oil drain valve on as the clearance to the exhaust is tight and I don't like dripping oil on them.

Congrats on the purchase!

You can cut the top and bottom off of an aluminum can, then make one lengthwise cut. Presto, you have malleable sleeve you can put over that section of exhaust to keep the oil off.
Obviously he wld rather do it right and not leak oil to begin with lol, otherwise he wldn't be concerned.
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19 Oct 2016 11:23
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Nerdy wrote:
Brad K wrote: Picked up this sweet 1980 z1000 classic EFI bike with 6900 original miles and all original except for the exhaust.

Po must have used an impact wrench on the oil plug bc its ugly. Anyone know what threads are in it? I stupidly put it back together without measuring ... metric 12 or 15? Thinking I'll put on an oil drain valve on as the clearance to the exhaust is tight and I don't like dripping oil on them.

Congrats on the purchase!

You can cut the top and bottom off of an aluminum can, then make one lengthwise cut. Presto, you have malleable sleeve you can put over that section of exhaust to keep the oil off.
Obviously he wld rather do it right and not leak oil to begin with lol, otherwise he wldn't be concerned.


Maybe you could read what he actually wrote, which is that he drips oil on the pipes when he's doing an oil change. It's not about "leak[ing] oil".

The aluminum shield is a temporary measure to be used while the oil is being drained. That should have been obvious.
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19 Oct 2016 13:34
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Must be the Norton mentality lol. Figures lol.
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Re: New guy! New problems.

19 Oct 2016 15:17
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Brad K wrote: Picked up this sweet 1980 z1000 classic EFI bike with 6900 original miles and all original except for the exhaust.

Po must have used an impact wrench on the oil plug bc its ugly. Anyone know what threads are in it? I stupidly put it back together without measuring ... metric 12 or 15? Thinking I'll put on an oil drain valve on as the clearance to the exhaust is tight and I don't like dripping oil on them.
Aluminum foil works wonders for making quick and easy shields when needed. Cheap and handy too until you come up with a valve method that works for ya.. Some headers can be a PIA when changing oil & filters.

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Re: New guy! New problems.

19 Oct 2016 20:45
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Brad K wrote: . . . 1980 z1000 classic EFI bike with 6900 original miles and all original except for the exhaust. . . Thinking I'll put on an oil drain valve on as the clearance to the exhaust is tight and I don't like dripping oil on them.

oil drain valve --- More specifics??

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Re: New guy! New problems.

19 Oct 2016 22:11
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It's a valve... that threads in where your drain plug is...so you can drain the oil.
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Re: New guy! New problems.

20 Oct 2016 04:20
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An oil petcock...now that's a unique feature.
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Re: New guy! New problems.

20 Oct 2016 06:54
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I'd be concerned it would open while riding. :unsure:
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