oil pan question.
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oil pan question.
i am in the process of changing the oil pan gasket and rear main seal. i have the oil pan loose and sitting on the cross member, but how do i get it out? i guess the pick-up tube is preventing me from getting it out. what are my options? any and all help is needed. by the way i have the flywheel inspection cover off too, i thought it might help in getting pan off......not so much.
thank, tgowers
thank, tgowers
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oil pan removal
Originally Posted by Ford_Six
You have to unbolt and jack up the engine. You can use either an engine hoist or a jack with a wooden block on the front crank pulley.
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From: "Islander"
It scares the hell out of me to hear about lifting the motor by jack by the crank pulley or damper, besides bending crank the motor may rotate and pop out the jack. Remove the nuts from the motor mount to perches, add wood across the front pan rail and jack up hign as you can without breaking throttle linkage then add wood under the motor mounts. Remove the dizzy, unbolt the pump then pan and pump should slide out. You may have to rotate the crank to clear the counter weights.
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From: "Islander"
Good point as I forgot the fan and shroud, that shroud will be brittle from heat and age. I can hear it now, your below cranking on the jack then a loud snapping sound, "what was that? Oops.
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Disconnect motor mounts 1 bolt each side, use a chain and bolt the chain onto front of engine. Take off fan shroud hang on fan so it doesn't get broken. Lift engine up about 2-3" oil pan slides out.
Pretty quick.
Pretty quick.
Last edited by private-aye-fish; Jun 13, 2006 at 09:33 AM.
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Just out of curiousity...How difficult is it to change out the motor mounts while the engine is up like that? Mine are the consistency of marshmallows right now and I have to jack up the engine to put my passenger side header in. I figured...while I have it up....
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From: "Islander"
I had to lift the motor one side at a time to install the headers (Thorley's) at that time replaced motor mounts. Had to add a 1/8" thick washer under each perch stud for header clearance. Make darn sure the motor is secure when lifted.
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