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Has anyone ever had a oil bottle leak from the threads, because the bottle's threads fold over and then leaks. Has anyone ever run across a fix for that problem?
Oil Bottle
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Yeah, someone on Dootalk was making a little insert that fit inside of the neck of the oil tank and kept it from warping. I think he posted something about it on here a while ago....
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Yup... there are a couple solutions. The first is mostly for the neck tube being out of round... you can buy a inside washer to drop in the neck which fixes that... the other one that works is to purchase a Polaris Edge chassis oil cap with the breather. This cap fixes the leak too.
Hope that helps!
Hope that helps!
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Yeah, if you go with the polaris cap, make SURE that it has the vent in it, if not, drill a tiny hole in it, I guess some flatlanders were lockin' there motors up because after a while, the vacuum would starve oil to the pump and seize motors.
Anybody got a link to the insert that drops in the neck? I need one of those.
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I read somewhere to put a rubber gasket in the oil cap helps 2
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http://www.snowest.com/forum/showthread.php?t=167040&highlight=oil+leak
Here you go... I have also seen a plastic one around. This one is aluminum.
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Polaris cap, BRP cap, and insert
Look to see if below the 2-3 threads the resevoir has cracks in it that you can only see after the cap is tightend on the bench. Previous owner would tighten cap to much.
Figured that out after buying Poo cap, different BRP cap , installing insert and still had leaking resevoir. I would check this first.
Look to see if below the 2-3 threads the resevoir has cracks in it that you can only see after the cap is tightend on the bench. Previous owner would tighten cap to much.
Figured that out after buying Poo cap, different BRP cap , installing insert and still had leaking resevoir. I would check this first.
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Same comment. I fought this problem for years, bought the insert only to find the tank was cracked between the threads. I was looking for a vertical crack when it was horizontal between 2nd and third threads I bought a new tank. Maybe you can find a way to repair your tank. Good luck!
Tom
Tom
