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Re: [Fot] My TR3A has a 12 quart sump.

To: <fot@autox.team.net>, <n197tr4@cs.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] My TR3A has a 12 quart sump.
From: "RACER BUD" <budscars@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 19:56:18 -0700
Good job for havn' a great sense of Humor!!
RB
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From: <n197tr4@cs.com>
To: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 7:53 PM
Subject: [Fot] My TR3A has a 12 quart sump.


>I do dumb stuff sometimes....of course.
>
> A couple of weeks ago I started to prepare the TR3A for an oil change.
>
> Today, I carefully replaced the filter and filter body.
>
> Thinking I had already drained the pan, I poured 6 quarts of oil in the 
> engine
> and checked the dipstick.
>
> Nope, that cant be right. The oil is dirty looking and reads high on the
> dipstick.
>
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> I did something like this about 40 years ago with a Bugeye Sprite.
>
> Only this time I drained the oil and forgot to replace the drain plug.
>
> It took about  four quart pour for that brand new oil to spread out to my
> shoes.
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> I doubt if  BRITISH PETROLEUM  would be very excited about my problems.
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