Yep, Ray, kinda been there....done that....

Reminds me of a time when, as a very young guy, I was at my parents house on a Friday right after work. Getting set to meet my girl for drinks and dinner.

But, I decided that, since I had a few minutes, I would do a quick oil and filter change on my MGB.... had everything I needed right in the trunk.

Back in those days, we just drained the oil onto the ground somewhere convenient in the grass at the back of the property. So, I park my car in "the spot" and proceed to dump the oil and replace the filter. A matter of minutes and so far..... so good.

Now, I had one of those plastic funnels that snapped onto the top of the oil can, so it was real easy to dump the fresh oil into the valve cover.

And, being in a hurry and knowing it all, (having changed oil at least dozens of times), I didn't realize 'till I dumped that first quart that I had failed to remove the little plastic cap that was on the end of the funnel..... which of course was now resting nicely somewhere amongst the upper valve train within the valve cover. Can't even see it. No way to retrieve it without removing the valve cover.

Now I'm stuck with a car I can't drive and I'm about to go shopping for a valve cover gasket for a '70 MGB. Try finding one of those before 5:00 on a Friday night!

Well, several hours later, I had managed to find a foreign car shop that would stay open long enough for me to get a gasket, remove and replace the valve cover, complete the oil change and meet my girl.

She failed to see the humor.........

And you can bet that NEVER happened again!