again waaay back when I was a kid, my new car to me was a 72 celica. it did not run, had a big dent in the fender, but it was $50! I dragged it home and began the diagnosis. found the distributor not turning, so tracked down the balance shaft that drove it, and went parts yard digging. anyway, when I pulled the TC cover to change the shaft, I did not pull the pan... just pulled off the timing case cover, and changed the parts, and put it all back together... car ran perfect, drove it around and all was good in my teenage life. until I realized the error of my ways...
that car had to have the oil filled every day, (a quart was only like .50 or something then in the gas stations...) but I had the only car at the garage that needed a fillup on oil and a check of the gas after each drive... (oh yeah, the fuel gauge sender did not work in the car, so I carried a yard stick for checking the gas level!)

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!