bah.. working on trucks is for getting dirty!!! lay right under there, grab
it with your greasy grimy hands and spinner off!!!
hehehe
Bill Day
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----- Original Message -----
From: "kevin reimer" <kwreimer@msn.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 6:16 PM
Subject: DML: Re: 4.7L oil change (humor?)
>
> I just cut the stupid door bigger, and was carefull when cutting along
frame
> nott to cut the wire loom harness, I have lotsa room now to drop the
filter.
> And no mess. Some use a old 2 litter plastic pop bottle, leave cap on, cut
> bottom out and loosin the filter , then slip bottle over filter and loosen
> all the way off droping filter inside bottle, Thus no mess.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Art DiRamio <ADiRamio@opensolutions.com>
> To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 10:26 AM
> Subject: DML: 4.7L oil change (humor?)
>
>
> >
> > First a question for the 4.7 Do It Yourself crowd - How do you get the
oil
> > filter out without spilling all over the frame and plastic? I guess I
> need
> > to fab some sort of foil/cardboard side type thing to direct the
> inevitable
> > overflow out the hole and into the tub.
> >
> > Now the funny part?
> >
> > Well, I had some extra time this weekend, and the Dak was due for an oil
> > change. I figured what the heck. If the people working at Jiffy Lube
can
> > do it...
> >
> > Got on the creeper to roll under the truck, and it broke! Threw it out
> and
> > crawled under and took out the drain plug, being careful to place it on
> the
> > shelf in clean paper towels, drained the oil, even dropped an extra
quart
> > thru to clean any residual gunk out (thought I read that on a post
> somewhere
> > and it sounded like a good idea). So far so good. The tub I chose held
> all
> > the oil, didn't leak, I felt pretty good. I then had to find the oil
> > filter. After searching, there is a round removable "door" in the
plastic
> > piece that runs from the bumper to a frame member. Took the door off
and
> > saw that the filter didn't line up with the hole, and prayed I wasn't
> going
> > to take an oil bath. It wasn't too bad, as only a few ounces oozed down
> my
> > arm and into the crack where the frame member meets the plastic piece
> (this
> > should be fun to clean up...). Changed out the filter and mopped up as
> best
> > as I could. When putting back the drain plug, it is best NOT to drop it
> in
> > the used oil. A long crescent wrench will be helpful to remove it when
it
> > falls in, despite your best efforts.
> >
> > Anyways, I felt good when it was done, and I know it won't take nearly
as
> > long next time.
> >
> > Art DiRamio
> > '01 Patriot Blue QC Sport+ Auto HD 4X4
> > 4.7L 3.55s Penda soft tonneau
> > '97 Kawasaki Vulcan Classic 1500
> >
> >
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