Easy Acsess Oil Drain Plug?

[Charlie Smith 142]

Hello all, I was just wondering does anyone else have this, in all the pictures I have seen I can't seem to see it on anyone else's engines,... The oil drain plug is normally at the front of the engine, so you would have to take the bonnet off to drain/do an oil change, however I have this little tube comes down from the back of the engine and when you unscrew the end all the old engine oil starts to poor out,...... (Look at pictures) I was thinking if none of you lot have seen this before, maybe because it was once owned by the council they tend to keep there stuff well maintained, so if they where regularly changing the oil, maybe they fitted this to make life easy for them selfs?

Thanks,

Charlie.

Also here's the new exhaust,

[Wheel-N-It 2,969]

Yes Charlie, the previous owner of my 417-A installed a drain like yours on its KT-17 series 2. Also my C-125 has a flexible hose with a threaded metal cap on the end of it coming out the bottom of the oil pan over to a strap for it rest in. They both make for an easier oil change. Thank you for the pics of yours.

[AMC RULES 37,144]

New exhaust looks great.  

[Charlie Smith 142]

Aha so I'm not the only one then, yea I'm not complaining its there, it sure will make life easier next oil change,

[chazm 413]

Hi Charlie , my Raider 10 has the same drain tube, makes life a little easier

 

 

Chas

[Charlie Smith 142]

Ah okay, cheers,

Charlie,

[Anglo Traction 761]

Yep!, better than just a plug in the Oil Pan . Look's standard on my 2 Tractors, Although my 72 Raider 12 has a Male Square Headed Plug in the pipe   -

and the 74 C-120 has a Female Hex Head Cap -

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[Trouty56 567]

Possibly the techy that was on the Charger I have was a transplant engine but the drain is directly under the engine in the middle of the oil pan.  Put a pan under the engine and drain it straight down.....

The Kohler on the 160 has the same long drain as the others here.....

 

Richard....nice engine.......

Edited April 3, 2013 by Trouty56

[JC 1965 1,532]

i have an old K-301 with that type of drain. It does make changing oil easier but it would be better if the pipe was a larger diameter.  

[gregg'shorses 77]

My C120 auto has the drain pipe as well.

[Don1977 604]

I bought my C-120 new in 1977 it had a drain like that. I put it on my Briggs Vanguard when I changed engines.

[Jake Kuhn 1,573]

I'm pretty sure most all of the horses had that from the factory. My b80 and c120 have the same thing, lawn ranger too.

[Anglo Traction 761]

Just checked my Parts Manual for 72 Raider  (1-0311) and is shown there as WH part numbers. So WH had considered the easy drain idea.  

[pfrederi 18,223]

Yes Charlie, the previous owner of my 417-A installed a drain like yours on its KT-17 series 2. Also my C-125 has a flexible hose with a threaded metal cap on the end of it coming out the bottom of the oil pan over to a strap for it rest in. They both make for an easier oil change. Thank you for the pics of yours.

  That is a great idea..  Even with the extended nipples it is messy to try to catch the oil if the deck is in place.  A long enough flexible line to get out past the deck would make draining easier.  Every time I try to use the old coffee can sitting on the deck it wants to tip over or over flows.

[Racinbob 11,552]

Here's what I did. This is a 'Quik Valve' from Fumoto Valve. http://www.qwikvalve.com/ I've used them for years on my tractors and street vehicles. They are sweet. You can get them with or without the nipple on the end. I like the nipple because I can put a short piece of hose on it and empty right into a gallon jug or whatever. They are made for most any vehicle and you can also get the standard pipe sizes. I used a brass coupling and changed the nipple length so it didn't stick out too far. The way the valve locks shut it's really impossible for it to accidentally get flipped open. Clean and easy oil draining. Now that blasted oil filter on the front of the engine.......

[chevyaddict83 39]

Yep!, better than just a plug in the Oil Pan . Look's standard on my 2 Tractors, Although my 72 Raider 12 has a Male Square Headed Plug in the pipe   -

and the 74 C-120 has a Female Hex Head Cap -

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please explain how the motor got so shiny. Now please? That's beautiful

Sent from my 416-8

[Charlie Smith 142]

I was thinking the same things, it looks beautiful,just how much would it cost to get somthing like that done,

[Anglo Traction 761]

I also like Paul F & Racinbob's adaptations , had a few thoughts on this as well, but no Decks fitted yet, so in no hurry.

 

please explain how the motor got so shiny. Now please? That's beautiful .....Sent from my 416-8

The Shiney Shrouds were on my C-120/Raider Project (in Euro section), after I cleaned them up all by hand ready for painting. I would have left them shiney and polished them up, but had some welding and dent removal to do and there were a few little areas of pitting. Scraped most of the paint and grease off. Only a few small areas that had paint stripper applied. Then various grades of Sanding 

Regards.

[855ownerJoel 32]

Is that flywheel cover chrome?  that looks sharp....

Yep!, better than just a plug in the Oil Pan . Look's standard on my 2 Tractors, Although my 72 Raider 12 has a Male Square Headed Plug in the pipe   -

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and the 74 C-120 has a Female Hex Head Cap -

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[John159 0]

I like the idea of the quick valve. What exactly do I need to buy to make it work with a 2002 315-8?

 

Thanks

[W9JAB 156]

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[Racinbob 11,552]

Just go to http://www.qwikvalve.com/ and find the right valve. I'd suggest getting one with the nipple so you can attach a short piece of hose to go to the drain pan or bottle. I used brass for everything.