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
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