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Subject:Re: Oil Change - Too Much Oil?
From:Karl Wolz
Date:Mon, 16 Oct 2000 07:30:33 -0700

At least you remember to replace the cap!

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Grebneff" <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 3:09 AM
Subject: Re: Oil Change - Too Much Oil?

> 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