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>... In the meantime I left it upside down on top of a shop towel so any > excess oil drips out, not collects on the heating element. I can't > imagine the heating coil would be too happy with a bunch of motor oil > sitting on it. I'm pretty sure the oil won't drip down inside. I flooded mine with PB Blaster over night and when I eventually cut it open there was no oil inside. If any oil did get inside due to a VERY worn shaft opening it would eventually burn up and the vapor would be sucked into the intake. Toby Erkson http://www.icbm.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~