<VV> OOPS! Too much oil

[J R Read_HML]

You are probably OK, but now you don't know how much oil is in it or even if 
he had put the cap back on.  I doubt that it unscrewed itself.  You can 
guesstimate by how far above the full mark it is showing at this time.  The 
space on the dipstick between "add" and "full" is one quart - so use that as 
a reference.

I think I'd drain it all into a nice clean pan and then add back until the 
full mark is reached - which should be roughly 4 quarts.  I don't see  a 
need to remove or drain the filter unless you see that it has developed a 
problem.

Later, JR

CCE CORSA CORVANANTICS SCG member
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Thompson" <dave.thompson at verizon.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 8:29 PM
Subject: <VV> OOPS! Too much oil


> Last Saturday, I changed my oil & filter in my 63 Spyder. My son borrowed
> the car yesterday and drove it about 80 miles on the freeway. Tonight, I
> went to drive it and by habit, I went to check the oil. The oil filler cap
> was down in the bottom of the engine compartment and everything was 
> covered
> with oil, along with some puddles here and there, even in the spare tire. 
> I
> check the oil and found it to be about a quart above full. When I asked my
> son about it he said "Yea, you were so low on oil that it didn't register 
> on
> the dip stick so I put in the two quarts that were in the shop." I took 
> him
> out and showed him that new oil is so clear that it is very hard to see on
> the chrome dipstick. He said "Oh S#$t!!
>
>
>
> Questions:
>
>
>
> Could we have harmed anything (other than an oily engine compartment) on 
> the
> 80-mile drive?
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>
>
> What are some of the easy ways to remove the extra oil without opening the
> drain plug?
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>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Dave Thompson
>
> 63 (wet) spyder vert
>
> Westminster, CA
>
>
>
> P.S. My son will be cleaning the engine compartment and shining all the
> chrome outside this Saturday. BEFORE he is allowed to drive it again!
>
>
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>
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