The Ford Barn

V8COOPMAN · 01-14-2020, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Bored&Stroked

Somebody have at it please . . . just so I can relive my youth . . . all over YOUR garage floor! LOL. The good news, oil is a heck of a rust preventative . . .

B&S

Hell, the BESTEST way to look "cool" with one (or even two) yet have it (them) NOT leak or blow oil out is to drill and mount vent to the pan, WITHOUT cutting the big hole for the "breathing". ALMOST as bad as puttin' a sock in your pants, though. DD

Tim Ayers · 01-14-2020, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by V8COOPMAN

Hell, the BESTEST way to look "cool" with one (or even two) yet have it (them) NOT leak or blow oil out is to drill and mount vent to the pan, WITHOUT cutting the big hole for the "breathing". ALMOST as bad as puttin' a sock in your pants, though. DD

Haha

Bored&Stroked · 01-14-2020, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by V8COOPMAN

Hell, the BESTEST way to look "cool" with one (or even two) yet have it (them) NOT leak or blow oil out is to drill and mount vent to the pan, WITHOUT cutting the big hole for the "breathing". ALMOST as bad as puttin' a sock in your pants, though. DD

I just have to ask . . . how would YOU know about that little trick?

V8COOPMAN · 01-14-2020, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Bored&Stroked

I just have to ask . . . how would YOU know about that little trick?

You must mean the "fake vent" trick, right? If you must know, I always went to school barefoot 'cuz my family was so poor that we sure couldn't afford shoes or SOCKS for us kids! DD

Bored&Stroked · 01-14-2020, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by V8COOPMAN

You must mean the "fake vent" trick, right? If you must know, I always went to school barefoot 'cuz my family was so poor that we sure couldn't afford shoes or SOCKS for us kids! DD

And all this time I thought the 'Sock Monster' only stole socks out of my dryer . . . who knew! LOL

tubman · 01-14-2020, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Bored&Stroked

And all this time I thought the 'Sock Monster' only stole socks out of my dryer . . . who knew! LOL

Nope, everybody knows that they disappear mysteriously into the "hose zone".

philipswanson · 01-14-2020, 02:51 PM

Put the pan on without the gasket. Strike the bottom of the pan to adjust pickup. Now put the gasket in. Perfect clearance.

Ronnieroadster · 01-14-2020, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by philipswanson

Put the pan on without the gasket. Strike the bottom of the pan to adjust pickup. Now put the gasket in. Perfect clearance.

Wow amazing accuracy just wondering should the hammer be small or really large?

tubman · 01-14-2020, 03:48 PM

A compressed gasket is, what .040" thick? That oughta be plenty.

Bored&Stroked · 01-14-2020, 04:08 PM

And when you crack the typical braze weld from the pickup tube to the oil-pump bolt flange - then the pickup falls off and you buy a new engine . . . yippee!

russcc · 01-18-2020, 11:15 AM

Here is photo of a breather installation from Vern Tardel's book. The Offy breather has a baffle inside the oil pan. Good to hear from Ron that when used in stock car racing they had no problems with the breaher. Could be the engine in the oil mist example had some blow by.

01-14-2020, 02:51 PM	#27
philipswanson Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Bonita, CA Posts: 1,374	Re: Oil pump p/up to pan clearance Put the pan on without the gasket. Strike the bottom of the pan to adjust pickup. Now put the gasket in. Perfect clearance.

01-14-2020, 03:48 PM	#29
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,312	Re: Oil pump p/up to pan clearance A compressed gasket is, what .040" thick? That oughta be plenty.

01-14-2020, 04:08 PM	#30
Bored&Stroked Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 5,064	Re: Oil pump p/up to pan clearance And when you crack the typical braze weld from the pickup tube to the oil-pump bolt flange - then the pickup falls off and you buy a new engine . . . yippee!

01-18-2020, 11:15 AM	#31
russcc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,871	Re: Oil pump p/up to pan clearance Here is photo of a breather installation from Vern Tardel's book. The Offy breather has a baffle inside the oil pan. Good to hear from Ron that when used in stock car racing they had no problems with the breaher. Could be the engine in the oil mist example had some blow by. Last edited by russcc; 04-03-2020 at 08:48 AM.