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Originally Posted by Tyson Schmidt
If the car sat for a long time, it might be worth taking the time to remove the muffler and turn it in it’s side and let the oil drain out.
Oil drains from the oil tank into the engine over time, and reaches a level that drowns the exhaust guides. Then it’ll just keep sleeping into whatever open exhaust valve there is. I’ve drained as much as a full quart of oil from a muffler on a car that sat for years.
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Oh man, don't tell him that - you'll ruin it for all of us! He was going to film the startup...
But, yeah, in all seriousness, these things can have a surprising amount of oil in the muffler. John Walker told me years ago about how he poured several quarts out of a customer's muffler. I can't remember the whole story (maybe John will see this...), but I think the guy just kept pouring more oil in the tank because it wasn't showing on the dipstick...