James, If you have the time, just part it and before long the oil level will be magically lower! :)
Joe James Carruthers wrote: > > Here is a conundrum for you all, > > Having stupidly let my oil go dangerously low, I even more stupidly filled > up the oil without checking the level. > > So I set off on my trip around the M25 (sad news is, this is the last day... > hey, Im not crying) > > Hmmmm, thats strange I thought, thats far too hot... approaching the 3/4 > mark - usually its between the 1/2 and 1/4. So I take the next junction and > end up in some residential street. Wait for it to cool off and check the > water, nothing wrong there, the fan belt is a little loose - so I tighten > that up. Hmmm... oil... oops... too much. > > So, I need to get rid of some oil, but, how to do it? > > *All* you have in your 1500's boot there is; 2 sets of spanners, > screwdrivers, a crappy gunson carb balancer, an exhaust mounting kit in a > jiffy bag, string, duck tape, jack, more oil, WD40, carb cleaner, ignition > leads, one empty bottle and one with water in. > > Now, there is no way of properly draining the oil thru the usual means, you > have nothing to catch it with. You could let it all run out all over the > gutter, but thats not really ethical... but thats up to you... > > So, listers, how do you deal with this? I know how I did it. > > Answers to me, if I get enough I'll publish the results. > > James > > 1977 Pimento Red Spit /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
