some great ideas guys! The oil filter one is the best, I hope I remember that one if I ever need it again. Edward On Sat, May 18, 2019 at 12:05 AM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > very very nice trick Jim... thank you > > On Fri, May 17, 2019 at 8:57 PM Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote: > > > One could simply start the engine, wait for the OP light to go off, stop > > the engine then remove the oil filter and pour the oil out of it. Replace > > the filter. Lather, rinse, repeat as necessary. > > > > Jim > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On > Behalf > > Of Edward Maglott > > > Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2019 9:33 PM > > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > Subject: overfilled the oil > > > > > > For the first time I overfilled the oil when I changed it on my '86. > How > > > to get that extra oil out? I found some of that 1/4" plastic plumbing > > > tubing like you would use to hook up a fridge or ice maker. I then > got a > > > plastic container with a fairly tight fitting lid and drilled a hole in > > the > > > lid a little smaller than the plastic tubing so it would push through > and > > > seal with the hole. then I drilled a few more holes in the lid a bit > > away > > > from the one with the tube in it. Stuck the loose end of the tube down > > the > > > oil filler. took my shop vac and started it sucking on the lid where > the > > > other holes are. this worked pretty well and I had enough oil out in a > > few > > > minutes. Maybe that will help someone else out. How have you removes > > > excess oil from the crankcase? > > > > > > Edward > > > |
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