21 stud motor oil leak rear of pan area

[deuce lover]

Ken/Alabama has it right.Happened to a buddy with a poured main bearing 21 stud engine.He pulled the pan and pieces of the Babbit showed up in the pan.Time to look for a '36 LB insert main bearing block.

[bobH]

Originally Posted by deuce lover

Ken/Alabama has it right.Happened to a buddy with a poured main bearing 21 stud engine.He pulled the pan and pieces of the Babbit showed up in the pan.Time to look for a '36 LB insert main bearing block.

I believe I remember this.... But, my recollection is that there was also a 'benefit'... The substantial leak caused an oil film to cover EVERYTHING under the car (34 sedan), from the pan rearward. It was a great preservative, resulting in nothing got rusty. Of course, the 'downside' was something like a couple quarts of oil every 50/100 miles.