On Mon, 7 Oct 2019 13:51:53 -0500
Terry Coombs wrote:

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I need to change the oil and filter
anyway , so I'll be able to check it all while I've got it open .

The oil level on my older version is higher than the pan. So oil will
start to run out soon as you crack the seal. Before I installed a drain
plug I would loosen the bolts such that it would come loose at a
strategic corner with a large catch pan located there. Even after some
leaks out into the pan the darn thing is heavy with oil. It was always
a MESS, hence adding a drain plug

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Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids MI