--- Bill Day <billday@joink.com> wrote:
>
> bah.. working on trucks is for getting dirty!!! lay
> right under there, grab
> it with your greasy grimy hands and spinner off!!!
Bill, that's the problem with the 4.7 you can't reach
it with two hands unless you rip off a plastic
wind/water deflector at the bottom of the front air
dam. You can barely only reach it with one arm,
through a hole in the previosly mentioned plastic
piece.
Ed
>
> 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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