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Mine are yellowing on a 2008 Jinma 284, and I'm not holding my breath that polishing will help. I've restored a lot of headlamps and this plastic just has a different look, as though the yellowing goes all the way through. I hope I'm wrong, I guess there's only one way to find out.
I must be losing my mind Jan. I thought it had a dipstick, it does not. I personally did not fill it, a friend did that part, and he remembers removing a bolt (like Ron's picture) and filling it like that.
If I can find my Micrometer and the batteries are still good I check mine and give you the specs.
Well if nothing else Circle G should be able to give you specs on that dipstick to make your own.
The Jinma's don't run off oil from the engine, just the Futons. A friend who helped with the crate assembly on my 284 thought the pump looked like a copy of a Bosch used by Mercedes in the Sixties.
The other way to start this is to disconnect any other wires coming off the starter so you only have a positive cable coming from the battery to the starter, nothing else. Then jump the starter to start, again making sure you are in neutral.
I would try unplugging (disconnecting) the alternator and regulator and if the key switch doesn't do it jumping the starter solenoid, just make sure you are in neutral. I don't know your comfort level working on this sort of thing but you can replace the alternator and regulator with a Delco GM style alternator with built in regulator. They bolt up with little modification, quite a few people here have done this. The factory alternator is only around 14 amps, you can get a Delco marine alt with 115 amps on Amazon for $65.00.
http://www.amazon.com/Delco-Ma…..D34531J689
When I can afford to I will do this and ad a power inverter to run an electric pole saw.
