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: I need to install a new oil pan for my 63
: Valiant's 225.
: I picked up a pan and pickup tube at a swap
: meet.
: Recently i realized that not all /6 oil pans
: are the same. The pan I bought is stamped
: with the number 987.
: I have the pan painted. I have the oil pan
: gasket set. I thought I was ready to go.
:
: Will this work? Do I need to replace anything
: else?
:
: Does anyone have any tips on removing the pan
: while the engine is in the car?
:
: While I'm doing this, should I go ahead and do
: anything else? since I'm already there.
: Valiant's 225.
: I picked up a pan and pickup tube at a swap
: meet.
: Recently i realized that not all /6 oil pans
: are the same. The pan I bought is stamped
: with the number 987.
: I have the pan painted. I have the oil pan
: gasket set. I thought I was ready to go.
:
: Will this work? Do I need to replace anything
: else?
:
: Does anyone have any tips on removing the pan
: while the engine is in the car?
:
: While I'm doing this, should I go ahead and do
: anything else? since I'm already there.
Sorry to say that the "987" pan is one of the pans for the 67 and later A-Body cars, this pan will not fit 60-66 A-Body chassis.
As for other things to check or do when the pan is off, a new set of con rod bearings is good "insurance". Also clean-out your oil pick-up tube completly.
If it were me, I would pull the engine to do this swap because dropping all the steering linkage to get the pan off is a real pain. Then you have to deal with getting the 4 part oil pan gasket to align correctly, with oil dripping on you the whole time. It can be done but it is no fun.
Here is a look at the pan you have next to the one you need. The early A-Body pan has a much longer front section.
FYI, the only other pan that will fit is the "369", mid 70s A & F body unit, the blue one in this pic. The front left corner of that pan comes close to the 60-66 K-frame so I dent it in a little to make clearance. (see the black lines)
DD
