> However, I've never heard of (and lean toward rejecting ) "run at 1500 RPM
> for a minute or two to get the air bubbles out."
>
> Care to expand on this?

Well, it's speculation to be sure, but I figure there's some air in the oil
filter, oil galleries, etc. so I run the engine just a short time so that when
I top up the oil I'm reading "full" on the dipstick.

-Karl

Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA
'87 Westfalia Weekender  "Beverley" - 195K miles
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