Oil pan blues
Hi guys,
I was driving from Cedar falls back to Delhi last night, and as I was pulling into Delhi, I noticed my oil pressure gauge drop quick. I freaked out, images of smoking 400Ms flew through my head, And so I shut the car down and took a peek around when I stopped. THE OIL PLUG FELL OUT OF THE OIL PAN!!! :eek: :eek: I pushed the car the extra block home (the car's never been on a trailer, never will)Took a look, tried to install a new plug, it fell right out. I guess that 300,000 + miles finally wore out the original pan to the point of that plug not holding. I got a bigger plug that kinda holds oil enough that there's some in there, but I drove dad's truck back to cedar falls. So I got a new oil pan from Summit, some oil pan studs (I don't trust the bolts anymore) and it will be in on Friday. Some may view this as a excellent time to put in the big block, but I'm not ready yet. So, my question is, do I have to pluck the engine out to put the pan on, or can I do it on the car? I've heard people say it both ways, and I have no problem plucking the 400 if that's what it will take, but as for right now, I don't want to do anything more than I have to. It's the whole finals thing and stuff. Either way, thanks guys, and I'm sure that my brown monster will be terrorizing the streets in a week or so.
Lee
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