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

[Patrick L.]

Originally Posted by old31

Isn't this bolt used to hold up the oil pump? I was able to remove the bolts on the bottom of the pump and removed and cleaned the pump screen, and the oil pump remained up.

It depends on what the other end looks like and how long it is. It looks as though it is a pipe plug used to replace the original, but, needs to be removed and looked at to be sure. It could also have been made to hold up the pump when the pan was previously removed/installed and just not removed as it should have been. But, as has been said, the oil pump is not to be held up under normal usage by anything but the spring under the pump.