Does anyone have a straightened 3 dip oil pan that will fit my 23' touring that they would part with? It seems in addition to being twisted mine has both mounts broken.
Craig Give me a Call @ Ford-N-More. We can do one up. $300 1-800-327-1469
Try the classified ads.
While we're on this subject, I know a lot of folks would say powder coating a pan is a no-no, but I have one that was powder coated gloss black before I bought it and it looks beautiful enough to hang in Tiffany's. I had planned to use it, but I had the chance to get it checked and it does need straightening. The holes seem to line up close enough to get the hogshead bolts through the pan, though. Would that close be close enough to use on a museum car that rarely would be even fired up?
Larry S,
He does have an ad in the classifieds.
Terry W,
Best answer? No.
The old general rule was that if you assembled the engine, pan, and hogshead, stand the engine on the nose end. IF the ball-cap slides in easily, the pan is close enough. That works, sort of, some of the time. The reality is that a lot of crankshafts have been broken that way. It just isn't accurate enough.
If you have someone with a good pan jig available, you should get it properly checked and straightened.
If one is not available, pans can be carefully checked with good straight edges and a tape measure. Straighten, recheck. Repeat. All three dimensions must be checked.
If the pan becomes less beautiful? Better that than a broken crankshaft. Or touch it up with some Rustoleum.
Drive carefully, and enjoy the Christmas holidays! W2
I have one in the barn that a friend bought at hershey for a good deal that was powder coat and early one, you look down it and it is bent half an inch, when I get done with it the powder coating is not going to look pretty any more. Who ever cleaned it all up should of checked it first!
An old 26-7 block with hogshead bolted on makes a pretty good jig if a Wilson jig is not available. Can't do a lot of hammering on it but it will let you see where to tweak it and let you fix it your self. KGB
The powder coating of the pan is what is warping them. You can straighten a pan and have it looking perfect. Stick it in a powder coat oven at 400 to 450 degrees and it will try to straighten itself out. 450 degrees is hot enough to use as stress relieving temp. Any piece of metal that is bent, stamped, formed, ect. is trying to return to a straight piece of metal. When you throw it in a oven all you are doing is helping it to straighten out, but in our case warp ........
The powder coating of the pan is what is warping them. You can straighten a pan and have it looking perfect. Stick it in a powder coat oven at 400 to 450 degrees and it will try to straighten itself out. 450 degrees is hot enough to use as stress relieving temp. Any piece of metal that is bent, stamped, formed, ect. is trying to return to a straight piece of metal. When you throw it in a oven all you are doing is helping it to straighten out, but in our case warp ........