Hi all,

Stupidly overfilled the coolant on my Punto (R-reg) this morning (with
antifreeze) to well above the max line (pretty much to the top of the
plastic overflow reservoir).  I was wondering if:

1) It would be a bad thing to run the car.  The plastic reservoir does
not apear to have an overflow to release excess water as it expands.  It
also has a plastic cap as opposed to the springy metal ones that release
when too much pressure builds up.  Any opinions?

2) Anybody has easy solutions to removing some.  I can't seem to find a
drain point on the radiator - will I have to remove a hose and let some
drain out, and if I do is it all likely to pour out so quickly that I'll
end up having to refill the whole lot and get airlocks, ect.  My other
two options are:  siphon out (bit worried about getting anti-feeze in my
mouth!) or stuff an old absorbant rag/towel in and let it soak up the
excess, maybe wring it out a couple of times and repeat.

Any comments/other suggestions greatly appreciated!

Richard.