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<blockquote data-quote="ossagp" data-source="post: 193668" data-attributes="member: 1650">Easy enough to make a two stroke transmission happy 6-700 cc's out of the 'easy' side of showas.&nbsp; malcom smith made the trick known in the day when you put about 200 cc's per side in a set of 35mm conventionals on his husky.&nbsp; those had plus 1 qt capacities. it's an extreme case thing,&nbsp; more so even than his other more often used trick of breaking a clutch plate in two and doubling it to get a similar husqvarna home that had burned the plates. Since we all used to run motor oil or atf in the forks i would be less nervous about filling from them.&nbsp; not so certain about the silicon fork oils,&nbsp; but if your transmission or engine oil became contaminated to the point you had little other choices you do what you have to and then fix it when you get home.&nbsp;&nbsp; letting gas or oil set for 45 mins to 2 hours will allow you to drain off the water and then take your chances with other contaminants.&nbsp; always a judgement call.I just remember reading about a man who left his atv after breaking through the ice and trying to walk out of a hunting camp.&nbsp; severely frostbitten feet and a search party and and lots of embarassing publicity for him.&nbsp; one of his friends retrieved the atv by simply cleaning out the carburetor and roll starting it and bringing it home.&nbsp; pays to know a few tricks.Where some of you live now and where I used to live,&nbsp; you could be a victim of heat stroke etc by the time you got halfway back to your truck.&nbsp; Again,&nbsp; great questions to cover BEFORE it happens.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ossagp, post: 193668, member: 1650"] Easy enough to make a two stroke transmission happy 6-700 cc's out of the 'easy' side of showas. malcom smith made the trick known in the day when you put about 200 cc's per side in a set of 35mm conventionals on his husky. those had plus 1 qt capacities. it's an extreme case thing, more so even than his other more often used trick of breaking a clutch plate in two and doubling it to get a similar husqvarna home that had burned the plates. Since we all used to run motor oil or atf in the forks i would be less nervous about filling from them. not so certain about the silicon fork oils, but if your transmission or engine oil became contaminated to the point you had little other choices you do what you have to and then fix it when you get home. letting gas or oil set for 45 mins to 2 hours will allow you to drain off the water and then take your chances with other contaminants. always a judgement call. I just remember reading about a man who left his atv after breaking through the ice and trying to walk out of a hunting camp. severely frostbitten feet and a search party and and lots of embarassing publicity for him. one of his friends retrieved the atv by simply cleaning out the carburetor and roll starting it and bringing it home. pays to know a few tricks. Where some of you live now and where I used to live, you could be a victim of heat stroke etc by the time you got halfway back to your truck. Again, great questions to cover BEFORE it happens. [/QUOTE]

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