A large cooking syringe works well too. They're usually 220-300ml and you can connect vinyl tubing to the end. I've been working on motorcycles for years and it's quite common for people to overfill them and then wonder why oils getting pushed out on their legs. GregM
-----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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