The Ford Barn

Licensed to kill · 09-15-2017, 05:30 PM

So I took the car for a short drive then brought in it and put it on the lift to check where the oil leak was coming from. The side cover was weeping a bit but the majority was dripping off the cotter pin in the clutch cover. I pulled the pan to check the condition of the drain tube and found.......no drain tube. The boss that the drain tube screws into has a piece broke out of it and there is evidence that the tube was spot welded in place at one time (poorly obviously). No tube rattling around in the pan. Anything else I should be checking out while the pan is off?. I could plastigage the rod caps I suppose. [IMG]

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09-15-2017, 05:30 PM	#1
Licensed to kill Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Alberta Posts: 930	I believe I found the leak So I took the car for a short drive then brought in it and put it on the lift to check where the oil leak was coming from. The side cover was weeping a bit but the majority was dripping off the cotter pin in the clutch cover. I pulled the pan to check the condition of the drain tube and found.......no drain tube. The boss that the drain tube screws into has a piece broke out of it and there is evidence that the tube was spot welded in place at one time (poorly obviously). No tube rattling around in the pan. Anything else I should be checking out while the pan is off?. I could plastigage the rod caps I suppose. [IMG][/IMG]