How-To: PCX 150 - Oil Dipstick EXTENSION - w/pics/video
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How-To: PCX 150 - Oil Dipstick EXTENSION - w/pics/video
Hello, I'm guessing many of you have burnt your fingers or have noticed how difficult it is to reach the small oil dipstick that is recessed far towards the engine. After an especially painful burn I decided to make an extension. Here's what I've done:
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Re: PCX 150 Oil Dipstick extension DIY.
Here are the pictures. Wow, so hard to just a attach a photo (so many rules).
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Re: PCX 150 Oil Dipstick extension DIY.
Here is picture number 2 (enough characters to post).
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Re: PCX 150 Oil Dipstick extension DIY.
Used this Harbor Freight epoxy, held the whole thing with a clamp in a vise for a few hours. Seems to have come out as one sold piece. The time will show if it holds.
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Re: PCX 150 Oil Dipstick extension DIY.
Here is a youtube video link.
Darn phone doesn't allow me to rotate my video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9WEGAOIlbE
Darn phone doesn't allow me to rotate my video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9WEGAOIlbE
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Re: PCX 150 Oil Dipstick extension DIY.
Thank you for your "how-to!"
This will be a first (that I know of), in elongating a PCX's dipstick. Cheers on being creative.
I will be moving your thread over to our How-to board for easier-to-find access.
In the meantime, I thought you might be interested in seeing this youtube video: how-to rotate your video
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I will be moving your thread over to our How-to board for easier-to-find access.
In the meantime, I thought you might be interested in seeing this youtube video: how-to rotate your video
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Re: How-To: PCX 150 - Oil Dipstick EXTENSION - w/pics/video
Thanks for the link but it can't work with my channel as it is not monetized and doesn't have access to youtube creator studio.
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Re: How-To: PCX 150 - Oil Dipstick EXTENSION - w/pics/video
Well, after riding in 100+F weather, the glue finally softened. I just drilled a hole through both the dipstick and the PCV pipe, and put a bolt with washer and nut through it. It's not going anywhere now.
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Re: How-To: PCX 150 - Oil Dipstick EXTENSION - w/pics/video
Spray paint the whole thing black so it doesn’t look so homemade…
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Re: How-To: PCX 150 - Oil Dipstick EXTENSION - w/pics/video
Jge64 wrote:Spray paint the whole thing black so it doesn’t look so homemade…
Will that really help?
Re: How-To: PCX 150 - Oil Dipstick EXTENSION - w/pics/video
you'll never know until you do ityou you wrote:Jge64 wrote:Spray paint the whole thing black so it doesn’t look so homemade…
Will that really help?
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Re: How-To: PCX 150 - Oil Dipstick EXTENSION - w/pics/video
Alternatively.....
![Image](https://cdn.thenewstack.io/media/2017/08/b7dc2cbf-pliers.jpg)
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Re: How-To: PCX 150 - Oil Dipstick EXTENSION - w/pics/video
Too logical.gn2 wrote:Alternatively.....
Get crazy for once
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Re: How-To: PCX 150 - Oil Dipstick EXTENSION - w/pics/video
I had hoped the thread was about how to lengthen the dipstick to make sure it can reach the oil.....
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