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Is it true that there is some sort of adjustment on the oil pan squirt nozzles? I have a 1950 and may have to replace the oil pan. When I do, I have heard that the nozzles will need to be adjusted. If so, does anyone know how to do it?

When you get your replacement pan, if you are using your old pumbing, the whole assemble comes out via some clips and bolts. What most people do is force water through the feed pipe and see how they are aimed. I did this but I didn't adjust them at all.

I'm not too worried about the dippers since the motor was rebuilt several years ago and I assume the dippers were taken care of. I just have to replace the oil pan since the drain hole is messed up. I figured I only need to make sure the nozzles are aligned and the dippers should be OK.

Chevs of The 40's rents the tool. I rented it a couple of years ago. $400 deposit plus $35 to rent the alignment tool. Also had the dipper height gage and the little nozzle bending tool. They were genuine old Kent-Moore tools and worked great. My nozzles were real close and if I remember right I only just slightly tweaked one. After spending a couple grand to rebuild, the tool was well worth the expense for peace of mind.

www.chevsofthe40s.com

OK guys. I checked with chevy's of the 40s and they don't have the tools. Plus they aren't local to me anyway. I checked a couple local machine shops in the Kansas City area that have rebuilt these engines and they didn't even know they were adjustable. They both said they have never adjusted them. So far I'm striking out as far as getting them adjusted. I'm tempted to repair my old pan and just assume it's adjusted correctly. I even contacted Jim Carter and he didn't know where to tell me to go. Any more ideas?

Do I have this correct the drain plug threads are messed up so you are looking for a new pan? If that is the case then take the pan off and have someone weld a nut on to the bottom of the pan. Just make sure the nut has the same threads as your drain plug. Or weld a piece of 1/4" plate steel drill and tap a new hole.

Good luck

You can get a special plug that may take care of the messed up threads on the drain-plug hole. OR you can get a drain-plug kit to install one like one would use for an automatic transmission. Other kits to remedy the problem may also be available.

I'm having a guy cut out the bad part and weld in a new area and tap a new hole. This should solve my problem with needing a pan. I still don't know if I really need to adjust the nozzles in the pan.