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| | | | Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 42 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 42 | Newbie here. My dilemma: my '50 is totally dismantled, when we pulled the engine apart we noticed that the oil pan is beat up and has a 1" brazing at the lowest point on the pan. I only owned the truck for a few months before tearing it down but did not notice any leaks during that time. Engine is a '57 235.
My question: if I reuse this pan, and find in the future that it needs to be replaced, can I replace it without pulling the engine? If the answer is no, I'll just go with a new pan.
Thanks.
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1950 Chevy 3100 | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 581 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 581 | Welcome. Shouldn't be a problem replacing the pan with the engine in place. You may want to get several longer bolts with the heads cut off that fit in the to oil pan bolt holes to act as a guide when resetting the pan.
Where are you located in Connecticut?
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,771 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,771 | With the engine in the truck, be sure to support the frame, not the axle, on jack stands before trying to remove the oil pan. This lets the axle hang down low enough to get the pan off the engine. If weight is on the wheels, or the stands are under the axle, there's very little clearance and the pan might not drop down low enough to clear everything.
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,422 ODSS President | | ODSS President Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,422 | With the engine in the truck, be sure to support the frame, not the axle, on jack stands before trying to remove the oil pan. This lets the axle hang down low enough to get the pan off the engine. If weight is on the wheels, or the stands are under the axle, there's very little clearance and the pan might not drop down low enough to clear everything.
Jerry That's a great idea.
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