I have a 1950, stock 235--low pressure, babbited, mechanical lifters. Today when pulling into the garage I noticed a significant oil trail. Take a look under the car and see that it's pouring right out the bottom of the oil pan! It's not a matter of the plug being lose--this is right in the middle of the pan. It must be rust out--this is a MIchigan vehicle, after all, and the guy I bought it from had welded in new floor pans, so I know there was significant rust on the underside.
I could try to epoxy this hole shut, but I have a 216 engine with a cracked block sitting in my garage. I know these engines are both low oil pressure systems with troughs in the pan for the dippers on the rods; my question is, are the 216 and early 235 oil pans identical? I.e. could I simply swap the 216 pan onto the 235 and be good to go (assuming the trough alignment on the 216 is okay)?
Thanks for any input any of yous guys might have on this!
Last edited by Tiny; 12/05/2019 12:44 PM.
