right, theres really no reason to other than if some sort of snafu happens on the way out! Like going sideways and damaging a pushrod tube or something like that. I remeber once I asked my wife to help me lift a motor up onto the bench with me that I had just pulled out of a beetle that I was dimantleing for parts. I wanted the car stripped and cut up by the end of the day so I was going quick and did not drain the oil. I had popped the valve covers to take a peek inside when I first got the car and when I put tham back on I did not pay any attention to if the gaskets went back corrrectly or not. Anyway, as we lifted she did not pick it up as fast as I did and all the oil poured out onto her! It wasn't that bad till she saw that the oil had got on her precious shoes (NEVER mess with a womans shoes)! Mark Detro Englewood, FL
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