oil

I thought it might be helpful to put together a brief troubleshooting guide for folks who find themselves with an oil burner not starting, at the most inconvenient time, like a holiday weekend when your local service company gets a premium for an "emergency" service call. So my experience is...

I started an air compressor and it started shooting oil onto my ceiling. I found that the oil fill plug had popped off and was lying beside the unit. I'm not sure if the oil came out of the filter, the fill plug or both... Can anyone tell me what the hell happened? It ran for all of 3...