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Old Dec 1, 2014 | 09:37 PM
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the 390 engine in my f-250 cam out of a car,a 1 ton vista crusier to be exact,the only problem i am not sure of is the oil pan it has the deep part in the middle which makes it a pain to change oil because it is right above the cross member can i change the pan to one out of a truck so it drains out the back and what would i get it off of?
 
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Old Dec 2, 2014 | 04:46 AM
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Same issue with my 66 that came with a FE and has a truck FE in it.



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Old Dec 2, 2014 | 10:14 AM
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That's pretty typical, even my stock 300s ran oil all over the cross member. Never heard of a 1 ton vista cruiser car or a center sump FE oil pan. Most are front sump except the 4x4s.
 
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Old Dec 2, 2014 | 02:10 PM
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My 351 does it too. Just get a big drain pan.
 
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Old Dec 2, 2014 | 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 69issofine
the 390 engine in my f-250 cam out of a car,a 1 ton vista crusier to be exact,the only problem i am not sure of is the oil pan it has the deep part in the middle which makes it a pain to change oil because it is right above the cross member can i change the pan to one out of a truck so it drains out the back and what would i get it off of?
What is a 'vista cruiser'? The only ones I know of were Oldsmobiles.
 
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Old Dec 2, 2014 | 02:28 PM
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What is a 'vista cruiser'? The only ones I know of were Oldsmobiles.
That '70's show!
 
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Old Dec 5, 2014 | 01:56 PM
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i don't know if it was a vista cruiser but it was a big huge station wagon with overhead windows in the back, seats ten kids plus two adults. the kind your parents took on long trips and you were stuck in the very back.
 
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Torino wagon?
 
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Probably an LTD but I don't recall the wagon model name.


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Originally Posted by 69issofine
the 390 engine in my f-250 came out of a car, a 1 ton vista cruiser to be exact.
No such FoMoCo vehicle ever existed.
A Vista Cruiser is an Oldsmobile station wagon, had a V shaped window in the roof above the 2nd row seats.

1966 was the first year for the Country Sedan/Squire 'Magic Door Gate' that could be opened flat or from the right side like a door. The 3rd row seat faces to the rear.

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