| 53mike | -- 10-20-2017 @ 3:17 PM |
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Last time and only time I changed oil on my 53 Sunliner I was a little puzzled about oil in the filter. I drained pan, removed drop in filter and thought maybe the oil in the filter can would drain down but it seemed to just sit there. I siphoned it out and went on from there. Now it's time to change again and thought I'd ask if it should drain down on it's own or? Keep in mind this is the one and only flathead I've owned.
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| nelsb01 | -- 10-20-2017 @ 4:29 PM |
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Check around the bottom of the canister -- there should be a small bolt that will allow you to drain the canister. What I have done -- take one of those plastic soda cups (16 oz) that you get at all those professional sports events. I then drilled two holes near the top edge across from one another and ran a small but flexible wire through the holes -- make the wire long enough to hook over the top of the center post in the canister. Remove the bolt, place the cup under the hole, and slip the wire over the center post. Let it drain. I come back in a couple of hours and return bolt to the hole, and then use paper towels to soak up the remaining oil in the canister. May not be the slickest way to drain the canister, but it works for me.
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| 53mike | -- 10-20-2017 @ 5:56 PM |
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No drain plug. I guess you could remove the copper line fitting and drain it that way but that's too much effort removing the tube then reconnecting again. Took a minute to drain it with my power brake bleeder/siphon. BUT it seems it should drain thru the tube or is the tube size small enough to keep flow real slow?
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