Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtri@dslextreme.com> wrote in message news:<mcmurtri-BD99A2.01145025012004@corp-radius.supernews.com>...
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> That sounds like a messy task best left to a small service shop. Some
> repairs are much easier when you can raise the car six feet, get in
> there with a giant wrench, and let all the fluids spill into a large
> pan. Buy the replacement O-ring in advance so they don't try any tricks
> with sillicone.

Kevin, Thanks for the input. I agree with you about independent shops,
but this job is only a half step harder than changing the oil filter.
The bolt is only torqued to 56 ft-lbs, so it shouldn't need a giant wrench.

I'm hoping that I don't have to drain the coolant, but if I do, it's as good
a time as any to change that too.

Ed