1210 Hydro Re-fill, tricks or tips?

[scottpelak76]

Gang, just replaced the cork gasket for a leak.
Filling it this week. Is there a trick to sending 7 quarts down that tiny fill tube?
It likes to burp fluid all over the place as it's being filled.

i was thinking about adding 4 quarts through the drain plug hole, mount it, then do the last 3 through the tube?
If I top it off through the drain hole it will leak through the side mount holes.

Thanks!

 

[digger]

Gang, just replaced the cork gasket for a leak.
Filling it this week. Is there a trick to sending 7 quarts down that tiny fill tube?
It likes to burp fluid all over the place as it's being filled.

i was thinking about adding 4 quarts through the drain plug hole, mount it, then do the last 3 through the tube?
If I top it off through the drain hole it will leak through the side mount holes.

Thanks!

Use a straw or fish tank air line down the tube or pour really really slow.

 

[mgonitzke]

Unscrew the dipstick tube from the rear. Then you can use a funnel or 5 gallon pail pump to get it in there pretty quickly.

 

[1811Cub]

I've recently been removing one of the relief valves and filled it there. The issue is venting, hence the burping.