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Jfreeman1412

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Hey Guys
Just picked up a 1973 Trojan F-30 and was wondering how do most of you guys go about changing the oil when the boat is in a slip? The Guy I bought it from said that you have to suck it out through the dip stick? You can get to the plug be it's a challenge to get anything under neath it. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks and keep Smiling!

Joey
 
Joey - you do, in fact, need an oil extractor (the down-the-dipstick method). They're easy to find and come in varying quality levels/price points. If you plan to do regular oil changes, I suggest shelling out a few extra bucks for a good one. I've gone the route of going with a cheapo ($39'ish) and, as with anything else, you get what pay for.

Good luck.
 
Your local marina should have them, also I saw in a Harbor Freight tool catalog, they have a few. JC whitney has them. I just got one from my local marina, it's a jabsco 40$ job and it works pretty good.
 
Hi,
West Marine also carries them. Another source is ebay. What I have on mine is a fitting, instead of a plug, to which a rubber hose is attached which runs up and lays on top of the motor. There is a fitting which allows me to connect my sucker-outer to the hose. After the change a have a plug which screws unto fitting. I am then sucking the oil from the bottom of the pan, which is where much of the heavy grit/wear sediment settles. Also, heaven forbid, settles to the bottom. It is a bother to install but well worth it if you intend to have the boat very long. Gus
 
Thanks for the replies....Good call Jeff would have over looked that.

Hi,
West Marine also carries them. Another source is ebay. What I have on mine is a fitting, instead of a plug, to which a rubber hose is attached which runs up and lays on top of the motor. There is a fitting which allows me to connect my sucker-outer to the hose. After the change a have a plug which screws unto fitting. I am then sucking the oil from the bottom of the pan, which is where much of the heavy grit/wear sediment settles. Also, heaven forbid, settles to the bottom. It is a bother to install but well worth it if you intend to have the boat very long. Gus
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Don't quite follow you on this but would like too. I am interested in getting all of the oil out i can.

I use a frying pan .......a little at a time.......wipe it out with a paper towel....then a BLT with a milkshake is in order
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You must have a petcock on the bottom of the oil pan where the plug was? And my engines sit at an angle in which the oil pans are tilted toward the back of the boat but the oil plug is on the front side of the oil pan.
 
I just checked and you absolutely correct, the oil drain plug is at the front of the engine and they are tilted toward the stern. I have Z drives so my engines set with their fronts towards the stern. The drain plugs were fitted with threaded bushings reducing them down to 3/8 or 1/2 threaded. Then a hose bib with about a 3/8" was put in. Then a oil/gas hose was attached and clamped. I don't have your problem and I don't know what would be best for you. It seems the Chrysler should have considered this.
There is one more item about the sucker-outers: They keep everything in the bilge clean of spilled oil since it goes directly into a container.
 
jfreeman........you should notice the aluminum pan is sloped to counteract the tilt.... once you get all that out.......then get a primer bulb and length of hose push it to the back corner and suck out some more go down the center cause theres baffles on the side.....IF you got the aluminium pan

Always do it warm to get funky junk out put some fresh rotella in .....yum yum

pint of marvel
cup of sea foam

Doctors orders!!
 
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