Originally Posted by xxxtreme22r

the oil tube for the dipstick? mine fell out on its own lmao

Originally Posted by xxxtreme22r

the bolts for the tube in the pan are pretty tight. I think they may have been locktited from the factory. I would get your self if you dont have already, a 6 pt socket for them, i believe they are 12mm. They are somewhat hard to reach to get good torque on the ratchet, but I did manage to get mine off with a breaker bar and a 6pt socket. I might have had to use a short extension too can't remember.

Originally Posted by 92 TOY

Now.

Again, since this is MY THREAD, I will take the liberty of throwing in, yet again, another picture that has nothing to do with my truck. OK, well it WAS in the garage, so maybe that counts.

We all have things we are paralyzed with fear by and would rather not encounter.......for me it's that guy from the mortgage company that called every other day for about 3 months a year ago (took care of that little problem) AND SPIDERS.

I hate spiders. I REALLY friggin' hate spiders. So why on earth do i keep finding them? I'll tell you why......because I moved from the city (yes we had spiders) and built a big house in the woods far,far away..........

True story......2 years ago after working a 16hr shift, i was unwinding my usual way after being wound up working in an ER for 16+ hours........having a beer and a smoke, when i was in the grage, i thought i saw a mouse.........long story short, it was a humungous G-D spider......about 3 inches worth, I captured it, photgraphed the hell out of it, made a picture presentation with my son about it and then "discarded it". that one was called a "carolina wolf spider"......in the past 2 years i've encountered 4 more, none quite as large as that one and hopeully never ever again will i see one THAT large.

But, last night, while having a smoke outside, i saw this one........not very big, only about and inch or 1 1/2'' long at most, but one of the craziest looking things i've ever seen......pictures don't do it justice, it was chrome silver with the colored bands.......it's remains can be found on the bottom of my shoe. this one is called a banded garden spider. No i'm not a bug expert, but i don't accept "i don't know" as a final answer and i don't provide that either as my final answer. so myself and my sons researched until we found our answer. anyway.....here's a picture of it. i will find one of that other spider too......maybe. they must know i hate them and that is why they annoy me on purpose.

Boy I wish i had something to do, you know you are bored when you are posting pictures of spiders. Wish it was payday and i could buy a breaker bar.

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Originally Posted by blk63vette

my father has a very deep rooted hate for spiders. I would watch him beat the hell out of them. I asked him what was the deal? In vietnam after a good rain the spiders (thousands of them) would come out of the jungle and crawl over everything. He said he probably killed thousands of them..

Originally Posted by phildelfino

Happy Thanksgiving to you and all yotatechers.
Be safe and good luck.
I like PB Blaster for my unbolting.

Originally Posted by 92 TOY

hey, how are ya?

No the guides are in there......looks like I must have been dripping a VERY small amount of oil for a long time judging by the mess I'm seeing under the engine.....mostly I think it was te seal at the bottom of the the Timing cover at the pan that was leaking.

Anyway, what I got done today is the last I'm doing until saturday.......having Turkey day here, so have to HELP straighten up the house for family to come......maybe if i get a chance I will continue to work on that swaybar disaster tomorrow.

Originally Posted by ayoung101

my broken guide chunks are in there too. . . .and have been for 5 years and ~50,000 miles since i last did my timing chain. haha

Originally Posted by 92 TOY

You, my boy, are blessed!