Rich, your bus........

[Beetleboi -Greg-]

Heh that's just chocolate syrup! Someone played a nasty trick on you! Grab some Ice Cream and enjoy!

[rich67vw]

I think my wife is sabotaging this Bus...

[lovebus (jack)]

Look at it as a challenge instead of a setback.  easy for me to say.

[rich67vw]

No question... I dont give up that easy... I'll look at it thursday night...maybe...

[bugs2much]

Look at it as a challenge instead of a setback.  easy for me to say.

What great words of wisdom *+youth  Great to hear the starter worked, sorry about the oil spill Rich.

[Beetleboi -Greg-]

I love thursty thursdays!

[rich67vw]

Ok, had a few hours today, in between putting down a Pergo floor.  Stopped at AutoZone and got two of the best Chinese made oil filter cap wrenches $5.99 can buy. One is a 93 mm/15 flute, and one is a 93 mm/36 flute. I have an AC PF13 on the engine now, so I pulled one off the shelf just to make sure one of the cap wrenches fit. (15 flute is the winner. I bought the other one just because). Got home, and something else came up, but was able to get some time and go under the Bus just now and get try to get the damn thing off. Ok, my spine is now frozen, and the damn thing slips and spins around the filter edges. It's too cold now. I'll attack it this week maybe.

[scarecrow]

Ok, had a few hours today, in between putting down a Pergo floor.  Stopped at AutoZone and got two of the best Chinese made oil filter cap wrenches $5.99 can buy. One is a 93 mm/15 flute, and one is a 93 mm/36 flute. I have an AC PF13 on the engine now, so I pulled one off the shelf just to make sure one of the cap wrenches fit. (15 flute is the winner. I bought the other one just because). Got home, and something else came up, but was able to get some time and go under the Bus just now and get try to get the damn thing off. Ok, my spine is now frozen, and the damn thing slips and spins around the filter edges. It's too cold now. I'll attack it this week maybe.

Have you tried one of these. They will take off the most stuburn filter. It may dent the canister if it's realy stuck but it has always worked for me
http://www.google.com/search?q=RACHET+OIL+FILTER+WRENCH&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7DKUS_en#q=RATCHET+OIL+FILTER+WRENCH&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7DKUS_en&prmd=ivns&source=univ&tbs=shop:1&tbo=u&ei=1wRGTa6HG8L6lwfHqYQF&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=3&ved=0CEsQrQQwAg&biw=1003&bih=571&fp=cd4bd38bf506aaa7

[lovebus (jack)]

Yes, THIS is what you need.

[rich67vw]

Thx guys. much appreciated. I'm gonna stop at Sears this week and get one.. This is silly.

[mochabill]

this works better;

  http://www.jcwhitney.com/3-leg-oil-filter-wrench/p2010720.jcwx?TID=8014524FT2&zmam=15972153&zmas=21&zmac=165&zmap=20743G

[rich67vw]

Hmmmm, choices, choices...

Thx!

I realize I'm just convincing myself that I have a oil filter leak, and delaying a simple task, when I know deep down I bet I'm gonna have to pull the damn engine to pull the cooler..

[scarecrow]

I know deep down I bet I'm gonna have to pull the damn engine to pull the cooler..

You don't have to pull the motor to replace the cooler

[lovebus (jack)]

I would think that if it didn't leak before you changed the filter that it is the??????

[Bob(Herbie)]

Maybe he double gasket it! One is great two is catastrophic! I have seen engines lost because of it!