On Thursday, April 28, 2005, at 05:08 PM, atrav wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "The Weldons" <2weldons@earthlink.net>
>> About 5 years ago My son David, the mechanical engineer, decided to
>> save some
>> bucks and change the oil in his wife's Passat. Being the logical
>> thinker that
>> he is he removed the only visible drain plug, drained the oil into a
>> pan
>> without noting it's color, replaced the plug and added oil to the
>> engine.
>> Later he got in, drove about halfway down the block and realized
>> something was
>> very wrong. After a trip to the dealer he was $200 poorer; but the
>> car was
>> OK. Surprise! The engine oil drain plug was hidden up under a panel
>
> A neighbor of mine did that with a Triumph TR7 years ago. I'm not sure
> what oil (or what fluid) he
> did drain, but he ended up with like 12 quarts of oil in the engine.
> There was so much oil in the
> engine that it wouldn't start well, or run right, so he let it sit for
> months instead. Ran great
> once he figured it out. ;o)
>
> I wonder why with my '86 ZX1000 beater I can turn it off, and the oil
> inspection window will be
> totally clear (no oil). I can lean it way over, no oil in the window,
> then about a minute after
> there will be a gurgle, and the oil level is fine. Concerning, but
> it's been like that for years....
>
> -Aron-
Then there's the Ford 302 with two drain plugs, one of which I didn't
know about the first time I changed oil. I sorta wondered why so
little oil came out -- but went ahead, put in five new quarts and a new
filter, and -- Lo and behold, was way surprised when I checked the
dipstick and found THIS MUCH ABOVE the full mark!
Jon Wennerberg
Seldom Seen Slim Land Speed Racing
Marquette, Michigan
(that's 'way up north)
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