RE: Swapping 345 oil pan and pickup

["Eppinger.Michael" <Eppinger.Michael@domain.elided>]

Hey John, 
You are correct, for a front sump pan engine, but Tark said his was a rear
sump, so the bolt should be there in the correct place.  This was so on my
75 rear sump 392 from a T'all.

Epp

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	jlandry@domain.elided [SMTP:jlandry@domain.elided]
> Sent:	Thursday, January 07, 1999 10:22 AM
> To:	Jeff Tarquinio
> Cc:	Eppinger.Michael@domain.elided; ihc-digest
> Subject:	Re: Swapping 345 oil pan and pickup
> 
> When he stopped taking his medication, strange voices in "Jeff Tarquinio"
> <tark_terra@domain.elided>'s head said:
> 
> >Is this a straight forward swap or are there any catches I should be
> concerned with?
> 
> One more thing you need that wasn't mentioned...
> 
> On the Scout II engine, one of the main bearing cap bolts has threads
> protruding from the head of the bolt.  The Scout oil pickup tube has a
> bracket that is fastened to this thread.  The pickup will not have such a
> main bearing cap bolt, so you'll need to swap it.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> John L.
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