At 04:37 PM 4/14/2000 -0400, you wrote:
> > 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

Part of a well done oil change is to pre fill the oil filter B4 installing
it (~3/4 full for a Vanagon 'cuz of the angle).

Austin