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can I remove my 8v head without draining the oil?

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your concern is that when you take the head off, water will almost always dump out and make its way into the oil. you can take the gamble, yank the head, and if theres no water spillage, commence the party :). if you get a little water in the oil it should burn off after the first run. you can always just dump the oil first, do the head stuff, re-drain the oil pan afterwards (to get rid of potential water), and throw the (same) oil back in.
Al

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Robbie Cotner 
  To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 12:40 AM
  Subject: can I remove my 8v head without draining the oil?


  Hey all, I want to get my damn broken exhaust stud drilled out ASAP(sick of the noise).  Anyway, I changed my oil about 200 miles ago and really don't want to drain it when I remove the head.  I know there's no way to get by without draining the coolant, but keeping the oil would be nice:)  Shouldn't the vast majority of it be settled in the oil pan? Thanks in advance-

  Rob





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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>your concern is that when you take the head off, 
water will almost always dump out and make its way into the oil. you can take 
the gamble, yank the head, and if theres no water spillage, commence the party 
:).&nbsp;if you get a little water&nbsp;in the oil it should burn off after the 
first run. you can always just dump the oil first, do the head stuff, re-drain 
the oil pan afterwards (to get rid of potential water), and throw the (same) oil 
back in.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Al</FONT></DIV>
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  style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> 
  <A title=robw_z@yahoo.com href="mailto:robw_z@yahoo.com";>Robbie Cotner</A> 
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  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=scirocco-l@scirocco.org 
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  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 18, 2002 12:40 
  AM</DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> can I remove my 8v head without 
  draining the oil?</DIV>
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  <P>Hey all, I want to get my damn broken exhaust stud drilled out ASAP(sick of 
  the noise).&nbsp; Anyway, I changed my oil about 200 miles ago and really 
  don't want to drain it when I remove the head.&nbsp; I know there's no way to 
  get by without draining the coolant, but keeping the oil would be nice:)&nbsp; 
  Shouldn't the vast majority of it be settled in the oil pan? Thanks in 
  advance-</P>
  <P>Rob</P>
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