I wanted to drain the torque convertor along with the transmission pan. From everything I've read, I should find the allen head drain plug behind the plastic shield on the front of the tranny on my 1981 300 SD .

I removed the plastic cover and after having no success turning the engine with the power steering nut (yes, it's in neutral) I "bumped" the engine trying to find the drain plug. It never did show up. The battery is probably toast from how often I "bumped" the engine.

All I ever saw were some hex head bolts. Out of desperation, I removed them to see if maybe one of them was used to replace the allen head plug. No luck.

So why am I not finding the drain plug?

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1981 300 SD with a Goldenrod water block and Injetor line heaters. EGR is missing

1999 F-350 with HP X-over, Dahl 100 Fuel Filter, Coolant by-pass filter, CCV mod, Tymar intake.

Both on single tank WVO blend