Oil pan blues...
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Oil pan blues...
Well heck. If it ain't one thing, it's another... So I decided to pull my pan and put in a new gasket and also put a nice new coat of blue on while I had it out, since it got a little chipped when I first put the engine in, so I got to the point where my seals were already destroyed, when I realized I can't get my pan off with the engine in the truck...
Anybody know any old secrets for getting it out, or am I stuck carefully scraping the old gasket so I don't get junk in my pan, somehow getting the new gasket around the oil pump and skipping the new paint? 
'72 F-250, 360, 2x4, C6. Thanks guys.
Anybody know any old secrets for getting it out, or am I stuck carefully scraping the old gasket so I don't get junk in my pan, somehow getting the new gasket around the oil pump and skipping the new paint? '72 F-250, 360, 2x4, C6. Thanks guys.
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You decided to pull the oil pan because the paint was scraped. You wrecked the gasket and now cannot get the pan off because something is in the way. Is that the issue?
That is a new one to me but maybe the guys can help you with advice on pulling the pickup tube to get the pan off without lifting the motor.
Never fix something that is not busted on this old iron.
That is a new one to me but maybe the guys can help you with advice on pulling the pickup tube to get the pan off without lifting the motor.
Never fix something that is not busted on this old iron.
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Forgot to mention I lost 2 quarts of oil in a day out my pan gasket. That's the driving factor here. It WAS broken and I was going to paint it since it was already coming off. And what "tube" are you referring to?
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it can be done ,
i did it on my original 360
1. jack engine up and put 2x4 blocks between engine and mount to support
2.drain oil and unbolt pan
3. remove to bolts holding oil pump pickup on let it drop on pan
4 wiggle pan out
putting it back together is harder as you have to bolt pickup in place with pan laying on cross member
i did it on my original 360
1. jack engine up and put 2x4 blocks between engine and mount to support
2.drain oil and unbolt pan
3. remove to bolts holding oil pump pickup on let it drop on pan
4 wiggle pan out
putting it back together is harder as you have to bolt pickup in place with pan laying on cross member
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That's what me and my gearhead buddies figured, but I figured I'd ask some more experienced folks before going ahead with it. I've never been let down on here before! 
Thanks Mike!
Thanks Mike!
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Yep sir! I've had to panic grab and hold one up before. They ain't light!! My chiropractor kinda chewed me out too...but hey, it saved a buddy!
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Do yourself a favor and buy one of the blue neoprene/silicon steel reinforced one piece gaskets. Reusable as well. 10x better than the multi piece cork crap and WAY easier to install. about $25 to $40 buks but well worth it. Otherwise; good luck.
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For what its workth, I did this with my 350 chevy once. I used a cork gasket, cut an angle in it so i could get it on the pan. I used RTV to seal up the "cut" area, bolted it up and let it cure before I added oil and started it. Held up with no leaks for 8 years until I sold it. Its easy and cheap to try, well at least easier than jacking up the motor.
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Where do you get these? Can you get valve cover gaskets too?
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