What I didn't mention is that I laid my ponytail in the oil drip pan and stripped out the threads on the bottom bracket and it had to be re-threaded into the flag nut... or the part about trying to figure out (upside down on the ground under a car with my hands overhead) which way the darn ratchet turned - was it on suck or blow? Pretty depressing when you're dyslexic in a standing up facing forward in life kind of way! LOL! But it was fun and the more this vehicle ages, the more there are going to be things that need repairs or replacements. Hopefully I'll stay out of the oil pan.

 

Ha. Sorry I missed this one until today. I just went through the same issue on my 96. Everything except the hair in the oil part. I'm in Manchester too, I could've helped.

 

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