Date:         Thu, 16 May 2019 20:12:26 -0700
Reply-To:     Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: overfilled the oil
Comments: To: Edward Maglott <emaglott3@gmail.com>
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I use an oil extractor to change the oil and remove excess if I overfill...

something like this one...

https://www.amazon.com/OEMTOOLS-24389-Extractor-Overflow-Dipstick/dp/B00LCEWR4A?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_2

On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 7:33 PM Edward Maglott <emaglott3@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>