<VV> RE: Oil Pan Bolt Hole Replacement Lead in the pan

[Gary Swiatowy]

This spring I pulled the aftermarket deep pan off my Greenbrier, much to my
suprise there was plenty of the old residual lead in it. Obviously got into
the crankcase from way back when when they actually made good gas..........
Over the years I've seen plenty of this in the pans of old
motors...........not so much as there was in this one though.
Stuff didn't kill me 30 years ago, I wasn't worried too much now. Besides, I
wasn't eating it..........
Then again 30 years ago the first thing we did when doing a brake job was to
blow off everything with compressed air............back when they were
asbwestos brakes.

Want to really be scared...........I'm also the safety officer for my
company and in charge of OSHA compliance.............
Gary Swiatowy
> From: BEllison@bbafiberweb.com
> To: virtualvairs@skiblack.com
> Subject: RE: <VV> Newbie...Me!
> Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 11:48:19 -0400
>
> A word of warning to Newbies that haven't see it.
>
> As Smitty suggested recently, these old cars that have been sitting around
> for 30+ years, never over hauled, etc, might have residual lead from the
> leaded gas we used, way back when.
>
> If you remove the oil pan to clean it, which is a great idea, IMHO, please
> protect yourself from it's contents...gloves, mask, apron, etc... And
> dispose of properly.
>
> By the time I saw Smitty's warning, it was too late for the lakewood pan I
> pulled, but I won't forget it again.
>
> Barry
> Corsa SC