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Re: Wade's Workshop
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Wednesday 14th September 2016

Things didn't go as expected, I'm still without oil for the trans. Was going to visit the supplier Wade put me onto 8 years ago for the oil concerned, Penrite Transoil 140. But.....the guy retired about a year ago saving me a 170km round trip. Instead it was off to Supercheap Auto nearby, about a 10km round trip, although I knew it wouldn't be on the shelf. Although not on the shelf the guy serving me couldn't find it on his computer until this Luddite was able to direct him to it!? Good so far, but instead of a 5 litre container it's only available in 1 litre containers. To cover myself ordered 3 x 1 litres only to receive a call later; that of their 2 suppliers one will only supply a pack of 6 x 1 litre containers, albeit at a discount rate, while the other will supply 1 litre containers but at a premium price. Bit the bullet and ordered the 6 x 1 litres because at some stage I need to replace the trans/OD unit with the one Wade rebuilt for me, so the extra oil won't go to waste. All the conversation about the oil order changes being made while on my back under the Packard, couldn't think of a better place to do it!

And what was I doing under the Coupe without the trans oil? Well, after a good 25km round trip in the Coupe to get the engine well warmed in preparation for the engine oil change, jacked up the front and installed jackstands under the frame rails and drained the still very hot oil. Also took off the oil filter canister top, removed the dripping filter very carefully, then using a turkey baster sucked the residual oil out of the canister and finished by cleaning out the canister. Set the filter up to drain vertically, then later laid it on it's side and rotated it at intervals to remove pretty much all of the old oil. Also climbed under the front end again and greased a nipple I'd missed on Monday. Noticed the missed nipple when adjusting the front brakes, there are a lot of nipples to grease!

By now the engine had virtually finished draining, with only intermitent drips still emerging from the sump plug hole. Sump plug back in, about 6 litres into the sump, filter replaced and about 1/2 litre of oil added to the canister and the canister top fixed in place. As John said, was "careful with the top's gasket", and used some small daubs of grease to position the gasket when putting it on. On starting up the Coupe, no oil leaks and went for a short test run which went well. Oil pressure good with brakes pulling up straight and true.

But on returning home disaster! I'd left the drain pan under the car and had driven out OK, but on returning home the bottom of the front crossmember hit, split and dragged the drain pan. Although I did mention the Exxon Valdez on Monday, never for a minute did I think I'd be captaining the ship when disaster struck! I can only put it down to the premise that, after the front of the Coupe had hung in the air for the oil change, on returning to ground the suspension hadn't fully settled until being driven for a while. Is that an explanation or an excuse? Whatever it is, as Noel would say, "It's all my fault"!

Fortunately no sea, bird life nor the natural environment were harmed in this disaster. A concrete floor and an old strip of carpet serving as my drip device bore the brunt of the spill. About 1/2 of the used oil was still in the drain pan and that was able to be decanted to a waste container. Then cleaned up the slops and drops.


Have now jacked up both the front and back of Coupe with jackstands under both ends. This in preparation for Friday, when the Transoil 140 is expected to be delivered to Supercheap. Will also clean undercar from the splash effect of the 'mini' Exxon Valdez disaster.

Posted on: 2016/9/14 3:23
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1941 One-Twenty Club Coupe - SOLD

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Re: Wade's Workshop
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Mal don't clean the underside before you go to Victor Harbour as the oil will help keep out the water. (lol)
Regards Pepe

Posted on: 2016/9/14 5:56
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Re: Wade's Workshop
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Thanks Pepe, but I'm hoping the current weather will clear for our trip over next week.

Posted on: 2016/9/14 6:16
Mal
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Bowral, Southern Highlands of NSW, Australia
"Out of chaos comes order" - Nietzsche.

1938 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD

1941 One-Twenty Club Coupe - SOLD

1948 Super Eight Limo, chassis RHD - SOLD

1950 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD

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Re: Wade's Workshop
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Sorry to hear of your oil spill the result will be that you will always remember to check the location of drain pan before moving car. Hard lessons do help us when you stop learning you have quit living.
My experience with creepers is I do not use them having had one for many years which I don't use. A large piece of cardboard is easier to slide on and has a small amount of cushion effect and when it gets dirty just put it out with trash. If used when changing oil "SMALL" spills do not get onto concrete floor thus saving clean up time
Hope you have safe and trouble free trip

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OH NO!!! Call out the environment people. You know what this means, we will have to tear up your garage floor and dispose of it and probably 6' of dirt under it to a proper waste management site.....LOL

I do remember an old article in either Pop Sci or Mechanix that showed how to dispose of your waste oil by digging a hole in your yard and filling it with sand then you dumped your old oil in that.... Seems like an approved method to me??

John

Posted on: 2016/9/14 9:21
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OZ....just realized I have not keep myself up-to-date on this blog. I had no idea Wade moved and I had no idea you took half you motor apart!

I'm sorry for lagging behind. my last post was 2013...geesh I'm horrible!

I found the work you did to your engine very informative and helped me understand ALOT about the Packard 8.

Posted on: 2016/9/14 9:37
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Quote:

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I do remember an old article in either Pop Sci or Mechanix that showed how to dispose of your waste oil by digging a hole in your yard and filling it with sand then you dumped your old oil in that.... Seems like an approved method to me??

John


Ahh for the good old days. Today in this state that would get you in deep doo doo and all it would take is a "concerned citizen" making a phone call.

The environmental police in the form of any number of bureaucrats who live for making examples of that form of transgression would be swarming the property. Every environmental group wanting to be more visible to call attention to what ever pet project they have would start picketing the place. Lawyers would work overtime building a hanging case and to make it complete, you would get to pay for half the acreage of the property where the quart or two of oil got dumped to be dug up, treated and then for good measure carted off to a hazardous landfill.

Posted on: 2016/9/14 9:52
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Back in the day - working as an young teen in my father's Packard dealership - we would take the crankcase draining accumulated in a 55 gal. drum and spill it on the dirt road leading to the city land fill. The city encouraged this to keep road dust down. This was common practice. Today we would go to jail for doing this, and rightfully so. We did so much unintended damage to the environment in those days.

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Posted on: 2016/9/14 11:23
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Posted on: 2016/9/14 11:30
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When I was doing all the nasty work on the car, especially cleaning up the paint guns, I had a "Dump Bucket". This was a 10 gal plastic bucket (like those orange Home Depot ones) 3/4 filled with sand and gravel. I kept this to the side of the house. Anytime I had any kind of solvent, paint, etc , I would dump it into this bucket. Time and the outside heat would take care of evaporating pretty much everything. If the bucket ever got too manky, I waited for the free household hazardous waste disposal day the city has once every few months and dropped it off. Then started over. I only had to do this twice.

For garage floor oil spills, a quality absorbent kitty litter works wonders. Spread it on thick, let absorb for a few hours, and sweep it up.

Posted on: 2016/9/14 12:30
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