Why six quarts? You need to stop for fuel every 250-300 miles. Most service
stations have oil. If you need 6 quarts in 300 miles you most likely need a
tow truck anyway.

The only problem I see with keeping oil back there is that engine
temperatures may cause the bottles to leak from expansion. Altitude changes
will add to that. I've had that happen with oil under reat seat.

Dennis

>From: M'obeechi <obeechi@RUNBOX.COM>
>Reply-To: M'obeechi <obeechi@RUNBOX.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Oil Paranoia - On Storage by the Tail light
>Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:14:59 -0700
>
>I'm completely terrified of getting stuck somewhere with no oil, and with
>my Subbievaroom � I have some space behind the passenger tail light in the
>engine bay. Hence, I noticed that this space can reasonable, and easily,
>hold 6 quarts of oil. So the Question of the Day � is can I safely store
>engine oil there, if held securely, even in (a) more acceptable containers?
>OR (Capital Or �), will the storing of oil in this location degrade the
>oil, and render it unfit for engine consumption? Please let me know,
>platonically speaking.
>
>Agent 86