Help with oil pan replacement!
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From: Angier, NC
I hear you on "just get it running" and you just got to do what you got to do!
Over the years unless we bought the truck or car new anything could happen.
When putting my truck back together from a cab off rebuild I found the motor had been changed.
I think it was from a van as the exhaust manifold would not take the 81 head pipe. I went with EFI exhaust manifolds and factory Y pipe.
It a had a van power steering pump that I kept as I had all the brackets and did not for the Ford one from the parts truck. I heard the van pump was the better pump to have so it worked out.
It was also missing the motor plate between the motor & bell housing.
I can tell you who ever gets my truck when I am gone will have a field day figuring out what was done, like the EFI manifolds and full system (less cats) for a 94 F150.
Dual tanks on a flare side, never an option, metal ribbed bed floor not wood and custom bumpers.
All of this looks like factory so you would never know unless you know the models and options.
Keep them guessing
Dave ----
Over the years unless we bought the truck or car new anything could happen.
When putting my truck back together from a cab off rebuild I found the motor had been changed.
I think it was from a van as the exhaust manifold would not take the 81 head pipe. I went with EFI exhaust manifolds and factory Y pipe.
It a had a van power steering pump that I kept as I had all the brackets and did not for the Ford one from the parts truck. I heard the van pump was the better pump to have so it worked out.
It was also missing the motor plate between the motor & bell housing.
I can tell you who ever gets my truck when I am gone will have a field day figuring out what was done, like the EFI manifolds and full system (less cats) for a 94 F150.
Dual tanks on a flare side, never an option, metal ribbed bed floor not wood and custom bumpers.
All of this looks like factory so you would never know unless you know the models and options.
Keep them guessing
Dave ----
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Oddly enough it says 88 truck as far as casting numbers, the previous owner had it in an 85 bronco, still further confusion over why that oil pan is on it but I will wait to go down that rabbit hole at a time I can focus more on it. I'm curious to pull the valve covers when I get it home to see if it's a roller or flat tappet seeing as this engine is quite the enigma.
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