Date:         Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:51:05 -0400
Reply-To:     "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: In Missoula, overfilled oil
Comments: To: Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <AANLkTikbT_nPafQ5bZuEyF7ktxjBXMC=B=G2BKzc==K_@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

BTDT.  $5 plastic pump from FLAPS.  It had a one-way valve and an
arrow showing pumping direction.  Handy method for pumping viscous
fluids.

On 7/30/10, Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@gmail.com> wrote:
> Go to WalMart or a hardware store (or better yet a FLAPS) and buy one of
> those cheap plastic hand pumps with tubing attached. Put the tube down the
> fill pipe and pump some of the oil out into a container. Take out enough
> that it's underfilled (is that a word?) and then refill it to the proper
> level. Then you can give the remaining oil and container to the FLAPS for
> recycling.
>
> Cya,
> Robert
>
> On Jul 30, 2010 12:39 PM, "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> If its too high you need to get the level down pronto Mike.
>
> If the morons put a full 5 quarts in there the crank will be frothing the
> oil to a non-pumpable foam...
>
> Where is it on the dipstick?
>
> It would be pretty easy (with a cool engine!!) to just loosen off the oil
> filter a little bit and let it run down the sides of the filter for one
> second, then tighten it right back up again and check the level.
>
> Repeat as necessary until its down to the full mark...
>
> Good luck, Jake
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 10:47 AM, Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" <
> camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> M...
> --
> Jake
>
> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'
>
> Crescent Beach, BC
>
> www.thebassspa.com
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>

--
Sent from my mobile device

Pete
'79 Westy "Aardvark"
'87 Westy "JoesVan"
WWW.Busesbythebeach.com