OVERKILL
$100 Site Donor 2021
Well, since I feel sufficiently trolled, and somewhat embarrassed as to have been drawn this far into this absolutely pointless discussion, I'm going to bow-out and not engage further.well then, since this UOA is an
I feel confident the engine is going to be fine.
Seriously, I literally paid $200 for this minivan, so every time I turn the key forward and it starts I’m thrilled!
When I bought it the oil dipstick was rusted into the dipstick tube making it impossible to check the oil. I put a battery in it, got it started, and then added a full quart of oil.
When I went home, I tried again to get the dipstick out and the plastic handle broke off. After consulting YouTube University I got the old one out, purchased a new one and checked the oil. Nothing on the dipstick. I added another quart. Checked again and still nothing on the dipstick. The 4.5 quart system was fully 3 quarts low! I’m lucky it made it home.
I went to change the plugs and all 3 on the back of the engine that face rearward had not been tightened down. I was able to remove them all without a wrench.
And … the van runs perfectly to this day!
It’ll probably outlive all of us.
It’s sitting in the driveway right now road trip ready! (Pic below from Key West)
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Have fun with your van,vettes and UOA's, I'm done.