Bunch of general '46 stuff

Posted by kacarlson On 2010/6/7 11:12:41

Did my yearly maintenance this weekend.

First off, thanks to whoever had the post about checking the shock oil. Mine were both bone dry, filled them as described and the change is amazing.

Greased every single zerk according to the Shell lube chart, everything under there is coated with so much ancient grease, you can't even see what it is you're pumping grease into. I hesitate to clean all that mung off. I drives me nuts, but does it make any sense to just leave it be?

There is a spring-loaded flapper on the exhaust manifold. It moves freely, but what's the point of this?

I want to drop the oil pan, I guess I'll have to jack the engine up to get at the bolts behind the cross-arm? Every bolt on the pan was loose. Do you guys loc-tite these?

The Shell chart mentions an oil filter. Does one exist? Is there a strainer anywhere in the system?

Thanks,

Keith