Rounded oil drain plug...need assistance - Page 2

60sRacer · #16 (**permalink**) 02-10-2007, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by GTV Ham

Ouch. Yes, yes....there's nothing as quite sad as that.

or is there???

GTV Ham · #17 (**permalink**) 02-11-2007, 01:49 AM

I hope you had a lot of hands helping you that day! Sounds like a lot of pressure. It's always sucky to hear someone else's car runnin' good, when yours is in the pits. ( haven't used the word "sucky" in a while! )

Didn't get to the oil plug today. Was busy adjusting the SPICA. Gotta work on that some more tomorrow and hopefully change the oil.

67GTV · #18 (**permalink**) 02-16-2007, 08:12 PM

These uh-loo-minn-umm motors leak oil like crazy, so you probably don't need to change the oil at all!

BlpltGTV · #19 (**permalink**) 02-16-2007, 08:26 PM

My engine doesn't leak much at all. There is a little residue, but no puddles under it. It even sat for 30 years letting everything dry out. The valve cover leaks a tiny bit but thats about it.

Will

GTV Ham · #20 (**permalink**) 02-17-2007, 06:57 PM

Finally got around to changing the oil today. Got that sucker out with some vise grips and a hammer. Worked great! Thanks for all the tips. I had all the tools ready if one didn't work.

I also tried to set the timing, but setting the advance without a tachometer is tricky. I used a timing gun and just set the idle timing. Hopefully my friend will send me my AutoGage. On the test drive, there's a little hesitation when throttle is heavily applied and some slight backfiring when coasting to zero in high revs. I'm thinking it's running a bit lean. Gonna check the plugs tomorrow and work on her some more.