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Re: Front Wing

To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Front Wing
From: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 03:50:41 -0700 (PDT)

when i change my oil, i use a cheap plstic dish pan to catch the
fluids.


--- "Eric A. Yates" <eyates@enteract.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Mike,
> 
> >I just had to go through the biggest hassle to change my oil.
> >Since I don't have jack stands I used ramps, it worked fine,
> but
> >I had to take the front wing off so it wouldn't scrape the
> ramps.
> 
> When I first got my Spitfire, it took a little searching but I
> was able to
> find an oil pan that would fit under the engine without
> raising the car up
> at all. Now oil changes are a snap. If you can't find one
> small enough, you
> might even just buy a plastic oil pan that is too tall and cut
> it down.
> Remember that it needn't hold very much liquid. Heck, even a
> disposable
> aluminum baking pan could work. Seems easier than taking your
> car apart! :)
> 
> Hope this helps,
> Eric.
> 
> 
> -----
> Eric Yates
> eyates@enteract.com
> 1978 Spitfire 1500 FM 71614 U
> Chicago, IL USA
> 

===
nikolai jaremka
72 spitfire mkIV
east aurora, new york



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