Hi, I have a question in regards to Poston's removable sump oil pan. Since the oil pan is two pieces, what exactly seals the sump to the other part? Is it a gasket or something else. I'm looking for a new oil pan and postons seems nice but I don't like the idea of having to mail order a new gasket any time I remove the sump. Someone who has this pan please enlighten me and if you can show me detailed pictures, I'd appreciate that too. Allen
Allen, i have the Poston pan on my '68. All you use is the orange gasket maker in a tube. I used it on the sump & the block without any problems. I believe the earlier pans had an o ring groove in the gasket area & had some sealing issues with that. Hope this helps! Randy
pan Allen, Randy is right!:TU: I run a girdled oil pan on my car and all I use is orange sealer on mine. I like it because you can remove the sump and inspect the inside of the pan. I had a lifter come apart on my car this past summer and if I did not have the removable sump I would of not caught this problem in time.:jd: Anyway, the pan is a nice product. I have no complaints about it at all. Hope this answers your questions, Tony Rossini Masontown, Pa 81 Olds Cutlass / 455 Buick Powered 11.72et 1.58 60 ft.:3gears:
oil pan ques contined OK thanks, your inputs are helpful. Now a few more questions, what do I do for a pick up, does Poston have a pickup for this pan. How about the drain plug location. Should I use a girled or non girdled. Not sure of what my HP output will be but I'll be run the gs113a cam and TA's aluminum heads with all the works done to them, also looking to get a true 10:1 compression. If girdled is recommended is there still enough room to see up into the motor. I will be using studs on bottom end. Also by removing the sump I can assume dropping the sump, then pan removal would be easy to do with motor in car, just in case I ever need to change oil pan gasket. Allen
Re: oil pan ques contined Removing the sump wil still not allow removing the pan in the car. This is a job that needs to be done with the engine out of the car. With the sump removed, however, the engine install and removal is easier. Jim Burek P.A.E. ENTERPRISES
