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Date:         Thu, 4 Oct 2001 16:29:06 -0400
Reply-To:     Mike Collum <collum@BANGORNEWS.INFI.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Collum <collum@BANGORNEWS.INFI.NET>
Subject:      Re: Oil Capacity, 1985 Westy
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You should be able to just drain SOME out .... and do.

My 1.9 likes me best when I have the oil half way between the FULL and ADD marks.

Mike '84 GL

----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Pickett" <tajimiboy@HOTMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 4:08 PM Subject: Oil Capacity, 1985 Westy

> 1985 Westfalia, Water-Cooled, 1.9l > > Way too smug doing my first oil > change by myself, I replaced the exact amount > called for in the specs instead of stopping > short to check. > > Thus I overfilled it by around 1/2 an inch > on the oil dipstick. The oil registers > up to the little twist above the MAX notch. > > A 300 mile drive tomorrow, should I worry > about the overfill (ie drain it and put the correct > amount back in) or not before I go? > > Yes, I'm an engine idiot (but learning). > > Thanks for your thoughts. > > -rp > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp


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