8BA intake on 59 motor

[jrvariel48]

The blower I'm installing on my 1946 59L motor sits on an 8BA intake, which I'll be using.
The questions are:
I'll be using an electric fuel pump, do I replace the fuel pump and stand with an oil fill stand?
( I thought I read somewhere that I could keep the original stand and block off the fuel pump hole. Is this true?)
Does the oil pan vent tube still need to be installed under the oil fill stand?
Do I have to seal up the front oil pan vent?
Do I then seal up the oil fill and breather holes in the front of the intake?
Am I missing anything else?

Thank you,
Joe

[RalphM]

You will need venting in the intake as the 59 vents down the tube in the valley to the right front of oil pan, unlike the 8BA road draft style.
And the last 59 that I put an electric pump on with manual removed, I put a press fit pin in the pump bushing hole.

[42merc]

You went thru all of these questions about 2 months ago on this site.
Not much has changed.

[jrvariel48]

Originally Posted by RalphM

You will need venting in the intake as the 59 vents down the tube in the valley to the right front of oil pan, unlike the 8BA road draft style.
And the last 59 that I put an electric pump on with manual removed, I put a press fit pin in the pump bushing hole.

I thought a plug was not needed on a 59 motor.

[jrvariel48]

Originally Posted by 42merc

You went thru all of these questions about 2 months ago on this site.
Not much has changed.

Sorry, but I feel i still don't have an exact answer on what I need to do.
This is why I asked the question again.
I'm simply looking for help in an area I'm not familiar with. I'm not a seasoned flathead builder and I just started to get into these motors about 5 years ago so I don't have the experience that some here do.

[RalphM]

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Originally Posted by jrvariel48

I thought a plug was not needed on a 59 motor.

I put one in just in case , it was easy with intake off.

[Tony, NY]

You could use this for vent and fill.
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/OTB-68...hed,61971.html

[jrvariel48]

Originally Posted by RalphM

I put one in just in case , it was easy with intake off.

Thanks for the info RalphM

[jrvariel48]

Originally Posted by Tony, NY

You could use this for vent and fill.
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/OTB-68...hed,61971.html

That's a beauty right there! Thanks Tony

[Charlie ny]

Joe,
Starting on top I'd plug the road draft tube hole and keep the oil fill tube in
place. You may have to put a bit of a kink in the oil fill tube to clear the LH rad hose,
no big deal. That funky Speedway breather is too cool not to use. Be sure to conjure up a removeable plug for the f/p push rod bushing, that is a must in my opinion. Leave the vent open on the RH front of the pan but do not forget to have some type of mesh
in the vent cavity. Mesh keeps crap from getting in but more critical it condenses
some of the blowby. This is my opinion only and I certainly respect and value any and all opinions here on the Barn.

Charlie ny

[jrvariel48]

Originally Posted by Charlie ny

Joe,
Starting on top I'd plug the road draft tube hole and keep the oil fill tube in
place. You may have to put a bit of a kink in the oil fill tube to clear the LH rad hose,
no big deal. That funky Speedway breather is too cool not to use. Be sure to conjure up a removeable plug for the f/p push rod bushing, that is a must in my opinion. Leave the vent open on the RH front of the pan but do not forget to have some type of mesh
in the vent cavity. Mesh keeps crap from getting in but more critical it condenses
some of the blowby. This is my opinion only and I certainly respect and value any and all opinions here on the Barn.

Charlie ny

Thank you Charlie! That was a simple, easy and most important, I understood it!!

Is there a tapered type of plug that could be used in the bushing hole?