T & T

I am fed up with the hard to reach injector pump drain plugs on my Twin ford
Lehman 120s with Simms injector pumps. As you who have these babies know,
the oil has to be changed every 50 hours- royal pain.. The drain plug is
located on the bottom and is not easily accessed and the oil drains all over
the raw water pump and into the oil pan because you can't put anything in
there to catch the oil as it come out.

I'm sure the many smart folks on the forum have come up with a better
solution to do this maintenance.. I'm too lazy to work it out myself, so I'd
like to steal any ideas you all can throw my way.

Love the forum, many thanks in advance.

Drew

@Westerly

1978 GB 42 Classic

Remember the capacity is exactly two cups.
With this info, you can fab a filler that will keep from overfill drips.
Don't use the side level screw to determine the correct level, just measure
oil before you pour in.
I (and many others) have a tap with a hose attached installed in the drain
hole.  The drain hose goes to a convenient location. This means you are not
in with a wrench
to open and close the drain plug. If you don't have one, take the drain plug
around to an experienced mechanic shop
or to an engine parts outlet, and have them put it together for you.
The threads body and plugs are aluminum and very easy to strip or damage.
There is a small copper washer on the drain which is important to prevent
drips. It needs a new one every ten or twenty years or so.
Before I installed the tap, I used the top portion of a plastic bleach
bottle with an offset fill hole.
This fit quite nicely into the gap below the plug. However still had to get
fingers in to drop the plug.
It is quite likely your PO had a system and some fillers for this purpose.
Richard

I'm sure the many smart folks on the forum have come up with a better
solution to do this maintenance.. I'm too lazy to work it out myself, so
I'd
like to steal any ideas you all can throw my way.

You can fit a small, 3 inch funnel under the injector pump. I plug the
small end of the funnel into a plastic tube and feed that into a quart
oil container sitting in the engine pan. Works great. No mess.

Alec
GB 49 Alaskan
LI NY