Re: 31 Deluxe Roadster too much oil, should I drain some?
 

The pan was extremely flat. I filed the high spots and the low spots were filled in with JB. Weld.

The leak looks like it is coming from the rear seal area.

What do you guys use to hold up the rear square seal up. I first used Perm2 and stuck it up, and it would fall down. The seal was just not tight enough for the cavity. And that is with a few dabs of Perm2 in the corners. I finally ended up using contact cement to hold it up, and then some Perm2.

Re: 31 Deluxe Roadster too much oil, should I drain some?
 

Re: 31 Deluxe Roadster too much oil, should I drain some?
 

Re: 31 Deluxe Roadster too much oil, should I drain some?
 

I like to apply a thin coat of gasket cement to the side gaskets and push them into place. I then soak the cork end gaskets in hot water for a minute or two, then pat the water off and tuck them into the grooves. I've never had a cork gasket that didn't fit nice and tight into the grooves. I then put a dab of silicone into each of the 4 corners, and install the pan. I've had to sometimes trim the end of the cork because they were too long.

Re: 31 Deluxe Roadster too much oil, should I drain some?
 

To straighten a pan you tap the high spots down using a hard surface or steel bucking plate. You might have ruined the pan if you filed it thin. 1500 miles you should be contacting the engine rebuilder.

Re: 31 Deluxe Roadster too much oil, should I drain some?
 

I have both leaking, the cotter pin and dripping down the back of the pan.

I am using the thin paper rail gaskets. Directions say nothing is to be put on the gaskets otherwise they will be ruined.

Bolts were torqued to 6lbs per Snyders instructions.

Re: 31 Deluxe Roadster too much oil, should I drain some?
 

I like cork personally a better seal for me anyway's

Re: 31 Deluxe Roadster too much oil, should I drain some?
 

"Isn't this bolt used to hold up the oil pump?"

No. As Tom W mentioned there are NO bolts holding the oil pump in place. That is a pipe thread plug that allows access to the oil gallery for pressure testing, etc. Very different.

The temporary oil pump retainer bolt jig you are referring to that the suppliers have does use that same hole, but for an entirely different purpose.
It is the big spring on the bottom of the pump body that pushes the pump up into the block.

You NEVER want to leave the temporary retaining jig in place after the pan is back on. If you do, the neck of the pump can shear off at the level of the block. Have a whole shelf full of these.

Re: 31 Deluxe Roadster too much oil, should I drain some?
 

I have seen them leaking from the camshaft bore in the back of the engine also. Some of It runs down the back of the block.

You need to put some sealer at junction where the pan rail gasket meets the throat gasket. If not you will probably have a leak. For me cork is the best, do not over tighten it.

Re: 31 Deluxe Roadster too much oil, should I drain some?
 

How much front /rear play is in the crankshaft?
What's the rear bearing clearance?
Are the rear bearing oil grooves properly done?
Is the drain tube in place properly, and not screwed in too far, slowing draining oil?
Are the rear shims pushed up against the crank?
These are some things that constitute rear main leaks.

Re: 31 Deluxe Roadster too much oil, should I drain some?
 

I have over-filled oil more than once on different vehicles. Use a turkey baster to remove the surplus. You may need to extend the nozzle.