Random Thought Thread

[Jabrni]

Fumoto drain valve

That pretty cool. I think I’d be afraid I’d break it off or the switch would turn mistakenly. I have a 6in lift but stranger things have happened.

 

[Murphjd25]

That pretty cool. I think I’d be afraid I’d break it off or the switch would turn mistakenly. I have a 6in lift but stranger things have happened.

I thought the same thing the first time I seen them, but it’s have to be extremely bad luck to break one off. And they can only be opened by overcoming the spring in the valve. They also have a locking valve cover that goes over the valve just in case. I’ve put them on every truck we’ve had.

 

[yoko]

But can he do it with a shoe?

Hahahaha might have come to that

 

[Jabrni]

I thought the same thing the first time I seen them, but it’s have to be extremely bad luck to break one off. And they can only be opened by overcoming the spring in the valve. They also have a locking valve cover that goes over the valve just in case. I’ve put them on every truck we’ve had.

I’ll have to try one.

 

[carnifex knifeworks]

Fumoto drain valve

Damn.....I said morimoto. Missed it by an inch. Does that mean I'm racist?

 

[carnifex knifeworks]

I thought the same thing the first time I seen them, but it’s have to be extremely bad luck to break one off. And they can only be opened by overcoming the spring in the valve. They also have a locking valve cover that goes over the valve just in case. I’ve put them on every truck we’ve had.

Agreed. Mine is on my 4runner under a metal aftermarket skid plate, but even if that weren't the case, it would take some doing.

 

[Murphjd25]

Damn.....I said morimoto. Missed it by an inch. Does that mean I'm racist?

Nah not at all. Morimoto makes some very nice headlights, and a grille I want for the truck.

 

[Murphjd25]

Overtime! Going to be a good race finish!

 

[yoko]

Nah not at all. Morimoto makes some very nice headlights, and a grille I want for the truck.

I had morimoto fog lights on my last truck and they were fantastic

 

[Murphjd25]

Here’s the grille, matches the factory oem led halos

 

[trevitrace]

I had morimoto fog lights on my last truck and they were fantastic

I put some diode dynamics on the taco a couple years ago and have been really happy with them. Crisp cutoff and a wide throw.

 

[clinton1]

I thought the same thing the first time I seen them, but it’s have to be extremely bad luck to break one off. And they can only be opened by overcoming the spring in the valve. They also have a locking valve cover that goes over the valve just in case. I’ve put them on every truck we’ve had.

Agreed. Mine is on my 4runner under a metal aftermarket skid plate, but even if that weren't the case, it would take some doing.

Agreed and agreed! These are great additions to vehicles! Old train of thought was that these would fly open, or an errant rock could turn the valve….once I seen how they were constructed (and the safety to hold the valve) I knew it would take some pretty gnarly circumstances, and still probably an act of God to drop the oil.. still could happen I suppose.

Another added benefit: I have one on a Ford Ranger (Yay, Ford! ) that is tucked up behind a skid plate. All you have to do is hook a hose up and put the oil wherever you want. No lift needed, and don’t have to drop the skid. Way cleaner!

Got a new brand/style that I am going to try out on a different vehicle with a plastic oil pan to try to fix that crazy new drain plug they use (plastic pan? Boo, Ford! ). So we’ll see how that works…..

 

[bluemax_1]

That pretty cool. I think I’d be afraid I’d break it off or the switch would turn mistakenly. I have a 6in lift but stranger things have happened.

I’ve had those.
Switched to the Valvomax design.

Several advantages
- lower clearance. It sticks out less
- stainless steel
- has a screw on steel cap that serves to protect the valve from dirt/mud/salt/snow/whatever, and the cap also serves as a backup (if something happens to the valve somehow, the cap has a gasket and will stop the leak there).
- there’s no lever that might ever get struck by a rock or roadkill or whatever. It has a proprietary drain cap (included with the valve, along with an attached clear drain hose tube).

You unscrew the protective cap, screw the drain cap onto the valve, the drain cap depresses the plunger to open the valve, and start draining ( no tools necessary. Gloves might be good when doing things hot).