Re: Oil Pan Question?
Gary, it’s apparent that you’re working with a 49-53 late style block. The reasons for using this truck oil pan would be because
A) you’re putting the motor together for a 48-52 Ford truck.....or
B) you’re putting it together for a customer who wants to install it in an earlier chassis and the rear sump is needed to clear the steering components.
If it’s A (a truck) you’ll want to stay with that pan. If it’s B and you need a rear sump for clearance issues, you only have two possible pans to work with: this truck pan or a 49-51 Mercury oil pan which also has the rear sump. The problem with using the Merc pan is that you’ll also need the Mercury oil pump pickup tube to match it, and those are tough to find.
If a rear sump pan is NOT needed for this job, use either of the 49-53 Ford passenger car pans with the center sump, and the matching pickup tube.
The clean out plate on those truck pans get dinged up over time, and may need some hammer and dolly work to improve the fit. I don’t think Ford used a gasket on the inside....only on the outside between the cover plate and the pan.
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