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1. Oil Riddle (a challenge) (score: 1)
Author: James Carruthers <j.carruthers@rave.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 13:37:59 +0100
Here is a conundrum for you all, Having stupidly let my oil go dangerously low, I even more stupidly filled up the oil without checking the level. So I set off on my trip around the M25 (sad news is,
/html/spitfires/2002-08/msg00454.html (8,338 bytes)

2. Re: Oil Riddle (a challenge) (score: 1)
Author: "Livia Haasper" <wilivhaasper@sympatico.ca>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 09:17:11 -0400
you're cracking me up again. Here you are, in your best white shirt, on your way to work, jacking up the Spit. You're now under it, draining some of the oil out into your two bottles[ hope they were
/html/spitfires/2002-08/msg00456.html (9,775 bytes)

3. Re: Oil Riddle (a challenge) (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 09:20:45 -0400
Run the outer wheels up on the curb so I can more easily get under the car and get a bottle under it. Losen the drain plug with a spanner. Place an empty bottle under the drain and back the bolt out
/html/spitfires/2002-08/msg00457.html (7,731 bytes)

4. Re: Oil Riddle (a challenge) (score: 1)
Author: Dean Rayner <dean_rayner@mac.com>
Date: 30 Aug 2002 15:21:59 +0100
Detach the piece of plastic tubing from the carb balancer . Insert into the dipstick hole. Suck the excess oil out with your mouth and spit it into the empty bottle? Yeach!! Alternativly, use the sc
/html/spitfires/2002-08/msg00458.html (8,284 bytes)

5. Re: Oil Riddle (a challenge) (score: 1)
Author: Robert J Finnis <r.finnis@eim.surrey.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 14:33:13 +0100
*All* you have in your 1500's boot there is; 2 sets of spanners, screwdrivers, a crappy gunson carb balancer, an exhaust mounting kit in a jiffy bag, string, duck tape, jack, more oil, WD40, carb cle
/html/spitfires/2002-08/msg00459.html (8,853 bytes)

6. Re: Oil Riddle (a challenge) (score: 1)
Author: "Alan Watt" <alwatt33@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 14:36:46 +0100
bit of string in the dipstick hole, wait for it to soak up oil and then light using spark carried by spare set of ignition leads. Possibly make lantern like shrouding for the makeshift candle from pa
/html/spitfires/2002-08/msg00460.html (7,441 bytes)

7. Re: Oil Riddle (a challenge) (score: 1)
Author: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 10:39:38 -0700
If you have the time, just part it and before long the oil level will be magically lower! :) Joe /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archiv
/html/spitfires/2002-08/msg00464.html (9,005 bytes)


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