I was very pleased with myself. I changed the oil in the TT today, then cranked it up and went to the local vegetable stand for some fresh stuff. When I got home I noticed that the oil cap was sitting on the fender at the hood shelf.
I swear - This sort of thing is getting worse rapidly. At least I remembered to replace the drain plug before I put the new oil in.
On the upside you'd have discovered the missing oil plug WAY before you noticed the filler cap was missing.......ouch.......
Welcome to Geezerdom.........
I remember forgetting to replace the drain plug when I was a teenager. I was changing my '64 Plymouth Fury's oil in a ditch in front of my house (who new back then that draining oil into the ditch was a bad thing?). After draining the oil and changing the filter, I poured 5 quarts of fresh oil in, and checked the dipstick - nothing! I looked underneath and saw the last of my 5 new quarts of oil going into the ditch - GGGrrrr. I sure was mad at myself when I saw the drain plug still laying on the fender. Oil was around 60 cents a quart back then, but that put a dent in my lawn mowing money. I've always remembered that episode and in the forty years since, have never forgotten it.
I definitely learn by that mistake!
lol, can't go fast enough to blow the cap off the fender?
thats ok, im not geezer and last year i put the oil in the truck without replaceing the oil drain plug.
yes many profane words were said that day.
Blondes call it the 710 cap.
I forgot to replace the drain plug -- once -- 50 years ago. I was working in a gas station and the new oil all ran into the catch bucket underneath. I got docked for the oil (about 1/2 day's pay) but obviously it made a lasting impression, since I haven't forgotten to check the plug since then.
Shucks I deleted my post
Well when I was in basic training at Ft Leonardwood, C battery 62nd AFA Battlion, I was able to go home on weekends. This particular weekend I went home and went to see my (I thought to be my wife) and the way back to town my old 34 Ford 4dr's oil pressure started to jump all over the place and I knew I should stop and add a qrt of oil but I did not and then there was this loud band and everything went south. ROD THROUGH THE BLOCK!. Well I was in Uniform and was on the way back to store my car at My Grandma's house. I went back to Ft Wood never to see the car again. I went to Ft Belvoir for 17 weeks and then on to Germany for 28 months. I gave it to a fellow that lived close by and have no idea if he ever fixed it. Would live to have that car today. It need some door patching and an engine, but that was the minor thing as it was was stock to the front and back.
Oh well How good is foresight and Hindsight 20/20 to say the least.
bill dugger MTFCA 14079
A testimony to Ford's toughness: At the shop I retired from, I once let a Ford pickup with 6 cyl. 300 cid go out without putting the oil in after a service. Half hour later the driver called me saying the engine was ticking a lot. I knew immediately what had happened. He had driven 7 miles to his department with no oil. I ran down and put 6 quarts in and started it up. 70,000 miles later we replaced the truck without ever having a problem.
BUILT FORD TOUGH!
Yup, the oil filler cap and the gas cap should be anchored with little chains. BTDT.
Garnet
I'm sorry ....
What were we talking about ???
Jim
If you have an early brass oil filler cap, it's a good idea to solder a chain to it, and form a loop at the other end to go through the timing gear cover bolt. I've blown one off a couple of times with the engine rpms at high speeds.
Tyrone,
NO, I can't go fast enough to blow the cap off the fender. I also very rarely find a bug on the windshield or in the radiator.
Perfect rust protection for the engine. Wipe it off and you're done.
710 cap, that's too funny