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Oil drain plug wrench, 1942-48
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Old Henry |
03-23-2013 @ 9:45 PM
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And here's what kind of wrench it is.
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Old Henry |
03-23-2013 @ 9:44 PM
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4dFordSC, thanks for the tip on the authentic oil pan drain plug wrench for sale on ebay. I just bought it and am excited to hand that to the Jiffy Lube guys next time I go in for the oil change instead of my channel locks. For any others interested, photo of the wrench is attached. I think it's pretty cool.
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trjford8 |
03-20-2013 @ 6:38 PM
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Stroker, up here in Nor Cal the drain oil was used in the smudge pots for additional frost protection.
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Steves46 |
03-20-2013 @ 5:44 PM
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Here's the one I got from Vern Tardel. www.verntardel.com/collections/engine/products/drain-plug-wrench
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Stroker |
03-20-2013 @ 11:37 AM
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I've never seen a "prune" tree, only plums. Actually they were used to protect lemons from frost. We'd run the wind machines 10 hours a night, which translates to about 500 miles were the motors installed in cars. As you can see, we drained a lot of oil in the course of a cold spell, and those big plugs were mighty nice.
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trjford8 |
03-20-2013 @ 8:41 AM
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I'll bet those flathead wind machines were used to keep the frost off the prunes!
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Stroker |
03-18-2013 @ 2:17 PM
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Tex42: I grew up on a ranch in California. We had a number of Ford Cars and Trucks, plus a couple of flathead powered wind machines. It hung on the wall by our service pit for years, until I absconded with it. Since the trucks all had 11-inch clutches, they also had the truck-style 2-piece oil pans, and the big plugs.
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tex42 |
03-18-2013 @ 2:00 PM
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neet wrench, where did you get it?
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Stroker |
03-18-2013 @ 9:44 AM
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I still have my "dealer-style" off-set wrench. I believe it was made by KD-Tools, and has a round, knurled handle about 5" long that you could slide a pipe over if needed. The hex end was a thin, 6-point, about the same depth as the plug hex. Since I have a 59A with a truck pan on my 38, I still use the wrench.
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4dFordSC |
03-18-2013 @ 7:11 AM
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This is what I use: http://www.ebay.com/itm/DRAIN-PLUG-WRENCH-748-c-1940-APCO-MOSSBERG-Co-Packard-ESSEX-Graham-HUDSON-/380600649118?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item589d91059e
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