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Originally Posted by Railcarmover
Doing the job in an engine stand you do it once,doing it upside down you might not like the results..that being said,some tips for doing it with the engine in the car..get the car up high enough for you to work comfortably,let it drain for a day or two..there are widgits called snap ups that make the job easier,it allows you to hold everything in place..
you screw them into the pan rail (5/16th's NC).removing the plug on the side of the block and using a piece of whittled wood to wedge the pump in place works too,avoid the desire to screw something in the hole,unless you buy the tool from the vendors. With the pan off,clean the oil pump screen,and if you feel ambitious check the main and rod bearings |
Those look neat but an unnecessarily expensive solution to the problem. I just cut the heads off of 4 bolts and screw them into the block as alignment pins. I push the pan up to the block using the pins to align it and the add a couple of bolts to hold it in position. Then I remove the bolts used as alignment pins and add the remaining bolts.
Charlie Stephens