This spring when I do my annual tune up/oil change and such, I am also planning on dropping the oil pan and changing the gasket to try to stem some of the oil leak there. My question is, is there anything else I should do when I have the pan off? The engine runs fine and the oil pressure is good (I have no filter), but I do not think anything has ever been done to the engine interior since it was built. I don’t want to open up any worms, but I would also not like to miss the chance to improve things, or check things. I might also pull the side panel, and I read in an earlier post about cleaning out a oil line while it is accessible; I have not looked in there before, is the line removable with just the side panel off, or would I need to also pull the head? At present I have no plans to do that, compressions are descent, so I think my valves are okay.
My mechanical skills are adequate, but I have never been inside an engine (other than changing an oil pump on a previous old vehicle), and I don’t have too many of the special tools I have seen used when rebuilding an engine.
Thanks for the input, Lee.
