Every now and then we should lay under our car

[JimmyL]

We should pull up on ramps, grab a flashlight or drop light, and just lay under the car and look around from time to time.
Today I was under there to remove the tach pickup, and just laid there and took inventory. Now, you generally aren't going to find good news, but you might notice something before a disaster happens. That may have happened to me today, although I'm not thrilled with the repair!
My lower oil cooler line has sprung a leak in the hose, not at the connection. With car running it is just kind of an ooze, but oozes turn into geysers eventually. Of course, just to test, I couldn't budge the connection at the oil cooler, and the lower hose connection at the filter housing appears impossible to get a tool on. I think I will have to farm this one out. Great.
I also noticed the screw holding ac lines bracket to compressor is gone (not manifold connection, but line securing bracket).
Lower oil pan gasket may need replacing.
My new frontend work looks really good.
These 6 pan bolt trannys sure look different from the 4 pan bolt units.

So, every now and then, get the car safely up in the air, and just lay back and take inventory. Our of site, out of mind......