Originally Posted by klhansen
I may have a spare I can measure. I'll look in the morning.
Don't have an extra. Sorry. It went away with the engine, apparently.
I'm pretty sure that it is the oil pump retaining screw, contrary to what Carl says. I think the tip shape doesn't matter, It just depends on the diameter of the pin where it goes into the blind hole in the oil pump. If someone has an engine that's partially torn down they could measure to confirm.

Last edited by klhansen; 03/08/2026 8:39 PM. Reason: fixed spelling

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1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car)
Busting rust since the mid-60's
If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.