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My oil drain plug gasket was leaking, I had just changed the oil without replacing the gasket (I know, stupid). I didn't want to drain the oil, so I used this trick and it worked without spilling a drop of oil;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAAKh9Q-KNw

Oooh, that's slick; very clever, and it makes complete sense, but I doubt I would have ever thought of it.



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UMmmm... yeah.

I've got nothing better to do than worry about a drop or two from the base plug. So let me think of a way to replace the gasket without losing the oil!

Entertaining for a couple of minutes anyways! I give it 1 thumb up! And maybe another "digit" too! roflmao...

Yeah, it's a neat trick, but I don't see myself using it any time soon.... Can't say that I've ever replaced one of those gasket washers before, either? Hadn't really ever thought of them needing to be replaced unless they got over torqued.

Sorry guys didn't mean to bore ya, just trying to share a very slick trick (pun intended), that worked for me.

This was the first oil change on this vehicle and I didn't notice the cheesy plastic gasket on the plug. It was more than an occasional trip and needed attention.

I'm glad to hear it works! And you didn't bore me.. as I said it was entertaining. And should I need to - I'll try out the concept as well!

Tough crowd this morning..........
Cute idea though.......

It reminded me that as a Navy airplane mech by a buddy from MN and I would often double up on replacing the low point drain on the belly tank of our squadron planes, which was a "down gripe" if they started weeping. This was a 3" bung that had a spring loaded plate that rode on an o-ring, and each pre-flight inspection there was a fuel sample pulled to check for water, so it wasn't uncommon for them to weep a bit. Now procedure was to have the plane tow'd out to the remote line, call a fuel truck to pump the tank empty, change the drain, and then call the fuel truck back to re-fill so it could be checked. Pete (Peterson) & I would tag team the job, with him clipping the safety wire, loosening the drain and getting it backed out, holding by a thread while keeping tight upward pressure to hold back the gravity pressure, with me holding the re-built plug just beneath, ready for the lightning fast "pull & stab" with an immediate spin to engage threads and get it seated. We got pretty good, and could swap out a 3" low point drain without more than ~1/2 cup of fuel lost, and we'd do the job with the plane parked on the line, which was a big no-no. We got pretty good, and got to the point where just about every belly tank low point grip came to us, because the one to four hour job was done in less than 1/2 hour, that is until the day on the Skipper's plane, which parked in spot #1 right outside Maintenance HQ.... The Skipper was scheduled to fly, and the pre-flight downed his plane with only an hour before flight time. No sweat, right? Pete pulled the plug, I stabbed and spun, but the SOB wouldn't thread in, so 1/2 cup became 2 cups, then Pete had to stab the old one back and he was the "puller"... Checked the replacement, everything seemed OK, so another swap, and another "no-joy" Third time I got it past the rough spot on the belly tank bung, but by this time we had a couple of gallons of high test av-gas spreading across the tarmac. Everything turned out OK, the Skipper flew on time, and nothing burned. Sure made us a little more cautious WHERE we pulled that little trick after than, though.

OK, sorry for the Hijack, but it sure brought back good memories for me

What aircraft was that Roger??

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

What aircraft was that Roger??

Old WWII Grumman S2F's, used for submarine hunter/killer duty, and then later in life as trainers for Navy pilots going for multi-engine rating. The torpedo bay could also house a belly tank for extended range. Dual R1820's, high wing, frog eye windows for viewing the sea.

knew it had to be an early probably ww2 plane with pistons!!!!!!!!!(high test av gas)

Sorry for being "picky", Gents, but the S2F (S2 after the redesignations) was (is) an early fifties plane, and saw fleet service until sometime in the late sixties or early seventies. Checking Wikipedia, they say it entered fleet service in 1954, and was retired in 1970. I fiddled around with a few of them in '61 and '62 when I was stationed at North Island at Overhaul and Repair Out Ferry Line.

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I'm with Unka Bob - - - - "the Natives are restless today" - - - - think I'll wait a couple of days to post.
Hey 36 Sedan don't tell anyone but I enjoyed the Video. shhhhhhhhhhh

Originally Posted by Rrumbler

Sorry for being "picky", Gents, but the S2F (S2 after the redesignations) was (is) an early fifties plane, and saw fleet service until sometime in the late sixties or early seventies. Checking Wikipedia, they say it entered fleet service in 1954, and was retired in 1970. I fiddled around with a few of them in '61 and '62 when I was stationed at North Island at Overhaul and Repair Out Ferry Line.

How about that! I learned something today, which is good. When I worked on them the guys said they were old planes used for hunting subs, and we all just assumed that they were WWII. I can attest that when they "retired" they were still in service as trainers at NAS Corpus Christi, TX, because I worked on them in 1972; and they were still being used for COD duty off of the trainer carriers, too, because I got a CAT shot off of the Lexington in their COD bird, too.

Originally Posted by MelloYello

I'm with Unka Bob - - - - "the Natives are restless today" - - - - think I'll wait a couple of days to post.
Hey 36 Sedan don't tell anyone but I enjoyed the Video. shhhhhhhhhhh

Yeah, I didn't feel much love for this. It's kinda like that old drum brake spring tool you have somewhere in the back of your tool box, you don't think much about it till you need it, then you're sure glad it's still there.