oil tank pressure
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oil tank pressure
came back to apt. after 120 mile ride,checked oil level immed. [fine] returned stopper to tank,5-8 seconds later stopper pop up a little and released some pressure. never experienced this before. Air temp. was 75f ,oil temp was 190f, running 50 wt. aero shell.Any ideas. Put fresh oil and filter in yesterday.
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Re: oil tank pressure
Harmless - it's the air in the tank expanding as it absorbs heat from the oil.