(Number 287 In A Continuing Series Of Knucklehead Questions)

I used to change the oil in my aircooled every 1,500 miles. I got so I
didn't make much of a mess. Unscrewed the drain plug, let it drop onto
the screen on the used oil catcher, and sat back until the drool of oil
tapered off to drips.

So after hearing that my oil is likely to run cooler if the oil level is
between the halfway mark and the "fill" mark on the dipstick (mine's
halfway between the halfway mark and the "full" mark) I'd like to drain
a bit of the oil.

But my former strategy won't work here: I have to cram that plug back in
after dropping only a pint or so.

Do I have to bite the bullet and just reach into the stream and hope to
get the plug started before too darn much oil has sluiced down my
sleeve, or is there a smarter way?

Wait, wait -- I can just drain all the oil and then re-fill the thing.
Duh.

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Rocky J Squirrel (Jack Elliott)
'84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
'74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
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