Re: oil change on an 8N Ford 1952

Posted by souNdguy on September 27, 2004 at 11:42:40 from (12.77.214.184):

In Reply to: oil change on an 8N Ford 1952 posted by Bill Rolland on September 27, 2004 at 11:07:48:

I think you are getting your oil's mixed up.

You need a 5 gallon pail minimum to drain the hyd/tranny/diffy oil. To drain the crankcase oil.. a couple gallon pail is fine for the 6ish qts.

If a crescent wrench wount bit the drain plug.. use vice grips or a pipe wrench. If that fails.. try using a cold chissle and hamer to tap the plug out.. that is.. position the chissle on the edge of a flat and tap it inthe direction the plug needs to turn to come out.. this usually destroys the plug.. but often extracts hard to remove plugs.

Once you get it loose, if it isn't too buggered up you should be able to repair the flats on the plug with a file.. or simply replace it. The oil pickup tube doesn't come out with the plug.. only a screen/wire bail which goes around the pickup tube.

If this screen filter is torn or missing, feel around inside the oil pan for it.. and at very least .. replace it. TSC has that plug and screen for under 10 bucks..

If the screen is good.. check the gasket. A new paper or leather gasket may be needed.. I cut one out of gasket paper.. though any flat cardboard box like a shoe box or cerial box will work too.

Drain the oil. Then get an appropriate filet.. ( fram C3 or C3P.. or NAPA 1010Gold.. etc ).

Remove the long bolt in the oil cannister. Might need to tap the edge up with a small tack hammer to unseat it. Some have to remove the bolts in the oil filter canister so they can get the lines to flex about a quarter inch or so to pull the old filter. Sop up the old oil in the canister.. or use the drain plug if the canister has one ( some do ) Install the new filter. Don't have to prefill with oil, as this is the oil return line.. but if it floats your boat.. add some oil.

Main crankcase oil is added at the breather ont he side of the engine just forward of the oil cannister. Remember to get that drain plug back in first!

This is also a good time to remove the oil cup on your air filter.. dump the old oil.. hose the dirt out of the cup.. clean it with your favorite solvent ( kero / diesel / mineral spirits / paint thinner/ then refill with oil to the line and reinstall the oil cup.

If it was empty or exceptionally gunked up.. consider pulling the metalif filter media out for a soak in your favorite solvent, air dry, and then reinstall.

Soundguy

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