Date:         Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:51:47 -0500
Reply-To:     mcneely4@COX.NET
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From:         Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:
> much easier ..
> remove the oil filter ( and no ..
> the engine oil will not run out when you remove the oil filter..
> something that people seem to wonder about )
>
> empty the oil filter,
> screw it back on.
> you've removed a cup or two of oil.

Hmmmm ........ .  Whenever I change oil on any vehicle, my camper included, of course I drain the oil first, then remove the filter.  Some oil does spill, inevitably.  Not much, but some.  Where does that come from?  mcneely
>
> not too hard.
> Even less Duh.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 8:30 PM
> Subject: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
>
>
> > (Number 287 In A Continuing Series Of Knucklehead Questions)
> >
> > I used to change the oil in my aircooled every 1,500 miles. I got so I
> > didn't make much of a mess. Unscrewed the drain plug, let it drop onto
> > the screen on the used oil catcher, and sat back until the drool of oil
> > tapered off to drips.
> >
> > So after hearing that my oil is likely to run cooler if the oil level is
> > between the halfway mark and the "fill" mark on the dipstick (mine's
> > halfway between the halfway mark and the "full" mark) I'd like to drain
> > a bit of the oil.
> >
> > But my former strategy won't work here: I have to cram that plug back in
> > after dropping only a pint or so.
> >
> > Do I have to bite the bullet and just reach into the stream and hope to
> > get the plug started before too darn much oil has sluiced down my
> > sleeve, or is there a smarter way?
> >
> > Wait, wait -- I can just drain all the oil and then re-fill the thing.
> > Duh.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Rocky J Squirrel (Jack Elliott)
> > '84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> > '74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> > Bend, OR
> > KG6RCR

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David McNeely