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Re: [Shop-talk] Oil drain pan

To: "Mike Lee" <mikel@ichips.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Oil drain pan
From: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:55:35 -0400
On 10/15/07, Mike Lee <mikel@ichips.intel.com> wrote:
> I have one by Wedco (Wedgeco?  Something like that; it's molded into the pan).
> It's nice in that it holds over 13 qts (don't know exact amount, but more than
> a 911 contains (13 qt) anyway), has a very wide opening so it can catch oil
> from the drain plug and filter simultaneously on my Jeep, and has a molded
> indent near the handle which is convenient for holding the drain plug (I'm
> sure that's not the intended purpose though).  It's very shallow (fits under
> the 911) and has a drain spout that fits perfectly into gallon milk jugs for
> recycling.  It does drip from the spout, but I usually let it drain into a
> milk jug overnight, and thus no dripping by then.
> I like it enough that I'm about to order another one (the bottom is getting
> thin from sliding it around on the ground so much over the years.

If it's the one I've got, it holds 16 quarts.  That, of course, isn't
enough for the highest capacity thing I have to drain (tractor
tranny/pto combination, ~6 gallons.).
-- 
David Scheidt
dmscheidt@gmail.com
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