460 Oil Pans
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460 Oil Pans
One of the nastiest problems we have is oil drain plug locations which slobber oil all over the front crossmember.
Well, I found a solution for the 460.
The '79 and earlier oil pan is a large front sump, with the oil drain plug is right over the rear of the cross member. Yuck.
However, Ford makes a neat racing kit, with a rear sump oil pan. The kit includes the rear sump pickup and all necessary hardware.
BUT, this gets better!
The '80 - '86 oilpan looks almost identical to the racing one! The '86 460 I just put in my '66 has the rear sump oil pan, as does the '83 460 I bought for the transmission. The cool thing is, the drain plug is in the rear, and is in the clear.
(Hey, that rhymes! I must be a poet and don't know it; my feet aren't Longfellows.)
So, look for an oil pan from '80 - '86. Be sure to get the pickup tube, and the meain cap bolt that holds it in place.
I cross posted this to the '67 and the '61 forums as well.
Well, I found a solution for the 460.
The '79 and earlier oil pan is a large front sump, with the oil drain plug is right over the rear of the cross member. Yuck.
However, Ford makes a neat racing kit, with a rear sump oil pan. The kit includes the rear sump pickup and all necessary hardware.
BUT, this gets better!
The '80 - '86 oilpan looks almost identical to the racing one! The '86 460 I just put in my '66 has the rear sump oil pan, as does the '83 460 I bought for the transmission. The cool thing is, the drain plug is in the rear, and is in the clear.
(Hey, that rhymes! I must be a poet and don't know it; my feet aren't Longfellows.)
So, look for an oil pan from '80 - '86. Be sure to get the pickup tube, and the meain cap bolt that holds it in place.
I cross posted this to the '67 and the '61 forums as well.
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From: waco
Hey Banjo picker....Excelant post...You may try putting it in the tips and tricks section of the 73 to 79 page. That way it's stickyed to the top of the page and won't keep dropping down until it's lost.
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