[Roadsters] oops

[Thomas Thompson]

You are a brave man to report this one, 'dave n'! While we're unlikely to 
admit it, I think most of us who have worked on cars and motorcycles for 
many years have had our 'Exxon Valdez' moments. I buy the 50lb bags of Oil 
Dry, then put smaller amounts in wide mouth shakers for small spills. I 
converted my potentially strippable aluminum pan cars ('67 E-type and '70 
Datsun roadster), as well as the large bore oil reservoir drain on my '89 
Carrera, which can empty 6 quarts of hot oil in about 8 seconds, to Fumoto 
valves. One could argue that a Fumoto doesn't drain the pan completely, but 
it's a very controllable flow. The 911 has been the source of most of my 
hazmat issues over the years, even with two four post lifts in the shop!
TT
 ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "dave n" <sumton at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Datsun" <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2013 10:22 AM
Subject: [Roadsters] oops


> well, I had removed the oil pressure sending unit to replace it, and 
> havenbt
> put the new one back in yet.
>
> meanwhile, I was working on another car, and thought it would be nice to 
> have
> some more space in the garage to work.  so I backed the roadster out.
>
> how can such a small engine hold so much oil???????
>
> fortunately, using dollar store orange cleaner, a broom, and the shop vac, 
> I
> did a pretty good job of cleaning it up.  and then had to push the 
> roadster
> back into the garage.
>
> only problem now is I think I have a hazmat situation inside the shop vac
> <grin>.  not looking forward to cleaning up that mess . . . .
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