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Subject:Re: Oil Change - Too Much Oil?
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Mon, 16 Oct 2000 22:09:56 +1200

Whenever I plan to
>check the oil when refueling, I pull the dipstick before I start pumping
>fuel.

If you're as absentminded a dipstick as I am, this is a wonderful
opportunity to lose the engine dipstick!

Fill the tank, pop the cap back on and drive away, leaving the dipstick
somewhere on the forecourt or road...

Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
VW & mollusc nut
1969 Kombi with Corvair 2.4 & Powerglide
1984 Caravelle currently engineless
1984 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma 2.0 (FWD)
1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel
1989 CE96 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX van/wagon
1989 CT170 Toyota Corona Select 2.0 diesel