Date:         Thu, 16 May 2019 22:51:55 -0600
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From:         OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: overfilled the oil
Comments: To: KI4TLF <ki4tlf@GMAIL.COM>
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        Depending on How Much OverFill was done, The simplest method is to remove the OilFilter

& Empty It ~ If You need to take more out just run the Eng for a Few Sec's & Empty the Filter

Again ~

                                                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 16 May , 2019, at 10:12 PM, KI4TLF wrote:

> 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