OK, Paul, that sounds likely.
If one needed to jack the Blazer up to get at the bolts I would not
worry a bit, but of course the truck is high enougn someone could have
just slid under it. That is how I tightened them back up. I will put the
skid plates back on just for my own peace of mind then it will be a
project requiring jacks to get at them again.
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yes, it's quite possible. In fact, it's likely that they came loose on their own. Oil pan bolts in particular seem subject to this, perhaps due to their north/south alignment and the vibrations travelling perpendicular to them along the drivetrain. When I wrenched fuel funny cars back in the early seventies, all of the oil pan bolts would come lose on every run. They did seem to loosen evenly, probably as much as a full turn each. An aftermarket company eventually made bolts with a serrated locking face, just to prevent this. In your case, they had probably just reached the point where the gasket was released when you went in the hospital. What's more, with the truck sitting the pan oil level probably exceeded the gasket flange area for an extended period of time. (When the vehicle is in operation, enough oil enters the converter and valve body to keep it below the flange. What's more, it may take a while for the converter to leak down into the pan.) Don't worry about it.
Paul
Since I got out of the hospital my vehicle has been leaking transmission
fluid. I crawled underneath today and tightened the transmission pan
bolts. All but the one that is hardest to reach were loose 1/2 turn. The
vehicle sat in front of the apartment for two days while I was in the
hospital. The transmission pan gasket is cork. These are the facts.
My thoughts are that I do try to keep up the truck and it was not
leaking at all before then. I was the one who last changed the
transmission fluid and filter about 3 years ago, and had no leaks until
this. I can not imagine all the bolts coming loose the same amount by
themselves. Yet if someone wanted to cause me problems they could have
done a lot more damage than just loosening the transmission bolts a bit.
So I am wondering has anyone experienced bolts all coming loose the same
amount on their own like this?
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