Date: Tue, 19 Dec 1995 08:06:13 -0800 (PST)
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From: "Tobin T. Copley" <tobin@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca>
Subject: Re: Leakin' oil
On Mon, 18 Dec 1995, Peter J. Lima wrote:
> Steve Maher smaher@gi.com writes:
> >I had EXACTLY this happen to my '69 bus in Colorado, especially when
> >coming to a stop at a stop sign....
> Well I certainly hope this isn't the problem w/mine (it's a '79.) We'll
> wait and see. It's still dribbling oil like a seive though. . .I poured a
> 1/2 quart in while it was running and it seemed to mostly come right out
> again...
Ok, ok, ok! _I_ had a frightening experience involving dime / quarter /
loonie sized oil drops pouring out under the engine while manuvering into
a "flat" camping spot at a beautiful spot beside a rushing creek up in
the mountains--about 75 km from the nearest pavement. Ooops.
Noticed this when trying to get traction on a momentarilly
stuck/spinning rear wheel when the camper was pointing downhill at a
crazy angle. Notice: We dumped oil on to the ground while pointing
steeply downhill; Steve Maher dumped oil coming to a stop--in both
situations, any oil that might be lying around is pushed to the front of
the vehicle.
I'd noticed before (and I checked then, believe me!) that the oil level
was dropping a lot faster than normal. I'd say Peter Lima's description
of "dripping oil like a seive" describes our situation pretty well.
Total repair cost? Zero. Time invested in repair? Maybe 12 seconds.
Problem? Oil filter unscrewed and was nearly ready to fall off!
D'oh!! I check the tightness of the oil filter before every long or
off-road exploring trip now. I'd hate to pollute our wilderness with 4
litres of used 20/50--also hate to risk blowing the motor by running it
for even a few seconds with zero litres of oil in it!
Tobin
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