Invest in some oil company stock- - - - -the crankshaft will splash the road draft tube full, and you'll have a big leak from the tube. If it wasn't necessary, would Chevy have gone to the trouble of making it and putting one on several million 216, 235, and 261 engines for over 30 years?
Jerry
Right on.
You know you have a problem if you take any thing apart and have LEFT OVER PARTS after you reassemble it.
And good catch klhansen about it being there when painted.