Blower oil question

[Papa John]

Installed a new blower with nice new site glasses.
Do i check the oil level b4 I start the machine or after? I would think b4 like you do in a car but just want to be sure.

If the van was level the oil was a little too full but when I started the blower there was no oil in the site glass, which worries me. I understand some of the oil is now circulating and that might be why it looks empty.

Thank you for your help.

 

[bob vawter]

Good question. ..I've never had a site glass.....old timers jus filled it up till it
Came out the oil level hole...

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Have you ever checked your engine's oil while running?

 

[bob vawter]

Hmmmmm......no!

 

[Mikey P]

Before.

Dead center.

 

[Papa John]

Thanks Mikey,
I just realized I had a brain fart on this one.

Here's a photo of the new site glasses.

 

[bob vawter]

Is that a plug right there in the middle of the sight glass....
I believe that' the oil level plug which would mean the blower oil level is perfect

 

[hogjowl]

Cleanco says not to use the sight glass as a gauge

 

[Papa John]

Is that a plug right there in the middle of the sight glass....
I believe that' the oil level plug which would mean the blower oil level is perfect

yes.

 

[Papa John]

Cleanco says not to use the sight glass as a gauge

that's why I took the trouble to install the new ones. much easier to read the level. I got screwed by trusting the old ones.