GlastronGary
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So I didn't change my oil last fall, but the engine ran great all summer, I winterized the same as I do every year, drain the water from all the drain plugs, reinstall plugs, pull hoses off the thermostat housing, fill everything with antifreeze, reinstall hoses, then I run the engine with earmuffs on but I pump about ten gallons of antifreeze into the muffs until nothing but pink antifreeze comes out of all exhaust ports. I then pull all the plugs and drain again.
This spring when I brought it out of storage I decided to change the oil so I put on the muffs ran the water and started the engine to warm up the oil (I have to pump it out of the dipstick) got up to about 110 F and started to suck out the oil, it seemed to be a dark grey color, not what I'm used to seeing and I only pulled about 4 liters out, didn't seem to be any excess levels. I haven't run the engine again since but I did change the oil again just to be sure. Any comments if this is an indication of a problem or any steps that I can take to further check the engine. As a side note I do have the original "Batwing" style of exhaust manifolds.
Any comments are appreciated.
This spring when I brought it out of storage I decided to change the oil so I put on the muffs ran the water and started the engine to warm up the oil (I have to pump it out of the dipstick) got up to about 110 F and started to suck out the oil, it seemed to be a dark grey color, not what I'm used to seeing and I only pulled about 4 liters out, didn't seem to be any excess levels. I haven't run the engine again since but I did change the oil again just to be sure. Any comments if this is an indication of a problem or any steps that I can take to further check the engine. As a side note I do have the original "Batwing" style of exhaust manifolds.
Any comments are appreciated.