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Subject:Re: A tiny overfill of oil -- enuff to worry about?
From:Bill Gibson
Date:Sun, 11 May 2014 19:11:46 -0700

I'd wait until the engine is cold enough, and drain a little out by
loosening the bolt, but I have a place I can clean up. Nowadays, cheap
nitrile gloves and washing machines make that easier.

On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 6:25 PM, Project Pat <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote:

> Can you feed some of that clear aquarium style hose down the dipstick tube
> and suck some oil out?  That's the basis for oil extraction systems like
> the
> Mityvac.  I guess a hand siphon pump or vacuum pump could provide suction.
>
> Of course after rigging all that up you could of just loosened the drain
> plug..
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Rocket J Squirrel
> Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2014 8:00 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: A tiny overfill of oil -- enuff to worry about?
>
> 1.9L, with a tencentlife oil cooler setup.
>
> I changed the oil today,
>

--
Bill Gibson
Tempe, Arizona, USA

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