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Oilguard

04-21-2003, 09:14 PM

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Oilguard

I started to put in my oilguard EPS-20 this afternoon. Everything was going fine until the very last step. I had bought the cummins installation kit that runs the return line back into the oil drain plug. Well the plug DOESN"T FIT!

So I figured screw it, I'll just run the return line into the oil filler cap. While drilling the cap, it broke in half. (I had the vise too tight) So I kept my cool and went to the parts store and picked up a new one. I drilled it, tapped it, made it look nice, etc. So I went to install it, and sure enough- not enough hood clearance! I gave up on it for today.

So now I wasted a whole afternoon, 12 qts of oil, and 2 oil filler caps. I am ****** OFF.

Anyway, what do you think about just drilling and tapping the valve cover for the return line? Is the valve cover thick enough? Should I go in through the top or the side?

(I know about Amsoil's swivel kit, but it seems a little half-@ssed to me. I want to use my whole @ss on this one

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Thanks, Marc

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