On Sep 24, 9:47*am, jim wrote:

Also requires that you snake the hose through the drain plug opening.
Might be tough on some boats.- Hide quoted text -

On my friend's the fish hook on the end of the bilge plug attaches to
the end of the oil change hose. So if you just pull on the plug (after
unscrewing it) eventually the oil drain tube will follow. I just
called the dealer to ask about this. They said the down side is that
its very, very hard to install (access to the oil drain plug is
difficult with such a large engine) and I might need to put a larger
bilge drain on to accommodate the diameter of the oil drain tube. I'm
not sure if that involves drilling or just replacing the plug and
bezel.

-Robert

"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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On Sep 24, 9:47 am, jim wrote:

Also requires that you snake the hose through the drain plug opening.
Might be tough on some boats.- Hide quoted text -

On my friend's the fish hook on the end of the bilge plug attaches to
the end of the oil change hose. So if you just pull on the plug (after
unscrewing it) eventually the oil drain tube will follow. I just
called the dealer to ask about this. They said the down side is that
its very, very hard to install (access to the oil drain plug is
difficult with such a large engine) and I might need to put a larger
bilge drain on to accommodate the diameter of the oil drain tube. I'm
not sure if that involves drilling or just replacing the plug and
bezel.

-Robert

My boat has had the tube on both this engine and the previous 351W Ford
engine. I really like them. I can get to the transom plug hole easily on
my boat, and just slide the hose on the hole. Remove the screw on cap and
let the oil drain in to a catch container. Only problem I ever had was the
cap was not tightened well and the oil leaked into the bilge. Found the oil
on the visual check before starting. The new engines hose has a clip that
attaches to the end and I hang the hose end higher than the pan, so no leak
even if the cap is off. Installing one could be a bugger if not much access
to the pan. Mine actually comes off the side of the pan, and may be a
custom install from KEM Equipment.