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Subject:Re: Oil overfill -- now what?
From:Jim Felder
Date:Fri, 26 Jun 2015 16:13:18 -0500

And flat. 

Jim

> On Jun 26, 2015, at 3:47 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET> wrote:
> 
> Ok, that is a different question than the one I was thinking of -- whether the amount of oil required to fill was more.  Of course it is, but one has to make sure that it drains when  draining the oil for a refill.  That means the engine has to be at operating temperature.
> 
> ---- Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I personally asked Ten Cent about this subject. The extra oil in the hoses
>> and the radiator doesn't come back to the sum...
>> 
>> here the copy and paste of question and answer..
>> 
>> *Q: is the oil in the cooler will or will not going back to the engine when
>> I shut off the engine? thus will it make the oil level on the dipstick
>> higher?*
>> 
>> *A: No, the oil in the cooler circuit doesn't drain back into the sump, so
>> your dipstick level is the same as if the cooler wasn't there. *
> 
> --
> David McNeely