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What's best to remove oil?
Hi,
What's the best thing for the money for removing oil from a motor in the bilge? I bought a drill pump, and it worked okay. Once! After that it would never work again. Someone told me about using a basting squeeze bulb, and that worked great getting some lube out of a transfer case, but it took quite a while and a lot of times filling and emptying it. It would take forever to empty a motor of oil, unless there's a quart size or something. Thanks for any suggestions, David |
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What's best to remove oil?
wrote in message ... Hi, What's the best thing for the money for removing oil David... Check out http://makeashorterlink.com/?B24336508 I have a topsider, which has worked fine for several years. You pump up the vacuum, and the lube gets evacuated through a smallish tube inserted in the dipstick shaft. Takes a few minutes, and if you have a large quantity of oil it can be cumbersome, emptying the can, etc. I only need it once, sometimes twice a year, so I just can't justify an automated system. John Gaquin |
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What's best to remove oil?
I have the 'Jabsco-Little Pal Pump Kit' on that page (came w/the boat) and
it works fine. Drips some when you take the tube out of the dipstick. Someone told me you can buy similar item from a car parts store for less. Remember, warm oil pumps easier. Scott Vernon Plowville PA __/)__/)__ "John Gaquin" wrote in message ... wrote in message ... Hi, What's the best thing for the money for removing oil David... Check out http://makeashorterlink.com/?B24336508 I have a topsider, which has worked fine for several years. You pump up the vacuum, and the lube gets evacuated through a smallish tube inserted in the dipstick shaft. Takes a few minutes, and if you have a large quantity of oil it can be cumbersome, emptying the can, etc. I only need it once, sometimes twice a year, so I just can't justify an automated system. John Gaquin |
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What's best to remove oil?
I have the 'Jabsco-Little Pal Pump Kit' on that page (came w/the boat) and
it works fine. Drips some when you take the tube out of the dipstick. Someone told me you can buy similar item from a car parts store for less. Remember, warm oil pumps easier. Scott Vernon Plowville PA __/)__/)__ "John Gaquin" wrote in message ... wrote in message ... Hi, What's the best thing for the money for removing oil David... Check out http://makeashorterlink.com/?B24336508 I have a topsider, which has worked fine for several years. You pump up the vacuum, and the lube gets evacuated through a smallish tube inserted in the dipstick shaft. Takes a few minutes, and if you have a large quantity of oil it can be cumbersome, emptying the can, etc. I only need it once, sometimes twice a year, so I just can't justify an automated system. John Gaquin |
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What's best to remove oil?
I bought an electric fuel pump on E bay, a length of copper tubing, to reach
the bottom of the pan, wired to plug into a cigarette lighter. Pump the oil, put away til next time, works great for about $30.00 wrote in message ... Hi, What's the best thing for the money for removing oil from a motor in the bilge? I bought a drill pump, and it worked okay. Once! After that it would never work again. Someone told me about using a basting squeeze bulb, and that worked great getting some lube out of a transfer case, but it took quite a while and a lot of times filling and emptying it. It would take forever to empty a motor of oil, unless there's a quart size or something. Thanks for any suggestions, David |
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What's best to remove oil?
3 possible methods - it any case the oil needs to be at operating
temps to make it easier/faster to get thru a tube - vacuum sucker like the ones someone else suggested - are relatively hard to clean and store - I used one for years before the pump quit. - a pump built for the engine - available as an option for some Perkins, etc - convenient - stays on engine, no cleanup, would take many hand strokes for my 8 qts - a 12 volt pump either vane or rubber impeller or some positive displacement - I use an old Groco vane pump that I had left over from another project. Works great. They aren't cheap. 2 big battery clips and 6 ft of wire. Make sure it's oil compatible. Diesel fuel pumps would be OK as another said - don't know about lifetime. Get some cheap 1/4" poly tubing from Home Depot - whatever length you need and 1 ft of the 3/8" size - it's ID fits perfectly over the 1/4" OD - so when you're finished - coil the tubing and seal the oil remains in the tube by sticking both ends of the 1/4 into the 2 ends of the 3/8 - eliminates drips and oozes. Best part about the Groco is that it's reversible - recently changed the 90 wt gear lube in my windwass - sucked out the old and pumped new stuff back in without spilling a drop. On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 11:41:19 GMT, wrote: Hi, What's the best thing for the money for removing oil from a motor in the bilge? I bought a drill pump, and it worked okay. Once! After that it would never work again. Someone told me about using a basting squeeze bulb, and that worked great getting some lube out of a transfer case, but it took quite a while and a lot of times filling and emptying it. It would take forever to empty a motor of oil, unless there's a quart size or something. Thanks for any suggestions, David |
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What's best to remove oil?
wrote in message ... Hi, What's the best thing for the money for removing oil David... Check out http://makeashorterlink.com/?B24336508 I have a topsider, which has worked fine for several years. You pump up the vacuum, and the lube gets evacuated through a smallish tube inserted in the dipstick shaft. Takes a few minutes, and if you have a large quantity of oil it can be cumbersome, emptying the can, etc. I only need it once, sometimes twice a year, so I just can't justify an automated system. John Gaquin |
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What's best to remove oil?
I can personally vouch for either the Marina Pro
http://www.boatus-store.com/images/t...7493_MSK_T.JPG which I used to use, or the Oil Boy http://www.boatus-store.com/images/thumb/22693_T.JPG which I use now and like slightly better. Don't bother with this kind http://www.boatus-store.com/images/thumb/05855_t.jpg As far as I'm concerned, their worthless. wrote: Hi, What's the best thing for the money for removing oil from a motor in the bilge? I bought a drill pump, and it worked okay. Once! After that it would never work again. Someone told me about using a basting squeeze bulb, and that worked great getting some lube out of a transfer case, but it took quite a while and a lot of times filling and emptying it. It would take forever to empty a motor of oil, unless there's a quart size or something. Thanks for any suggestions, David -- Dan Best - (707) 431-1662, Healdsburg, CA 95448 B-2/75 1977-1979 Tayana 37 #192, "Tricia Jean" http://rangerbest.home.comcast.net/TriciaJean.JPG |
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What's best to remove oil?
Jabsco makes a pump mounted on a plastic bucket that works great. I had to
change it to a 5 gallon bucket because my diesel holds 14 qts., but that was no problem. It works much better than anything else I've seen or tried. As others mentioned, you can build your own as well, just make sure the pump is rated for oil and/or petroleum products. If you're in a gasoline environment, be sure it's explosion proof. -- Keith __ Never test the depth of the water with both feet. wrote in message ... Hi, What's the best thing for the money for removing oil from a motor in the bilge? I bought a drill pump, and it worked okay. Once! After that it would never work again. Someone told me about using a basting squeeze bulb, and that worked great getting some lube out of a transfer case, but it took quite a while and a lot of times filling and emptying it. It would take forever to empty a motor of oil, unless there's a quart size or something. Thanks for any suggestions, David |
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