Oil pan dent

[charles boyd]

Is there a factory dent in the oil pan or am I blessed with two oil pans with the same identical dent?
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g6975-oil-pan-dent.html
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C. Boyd
76 Crestmont
East Tennessee

 

[bill wevers]

My oil pan has an oil scrapper attached over the dent.

 

[Jim Hupy]

Some pans have an oil deflector on that side that partially obscures that
dent. I have three oil pans, two I know that were off of motorhome engines
that were not previously molested by anyone. They had the deflectors. One
other one that I know was off an Toronado passenger car. It did not have
the deflector. All three were mis-shapen where your dents are. I suspect
poor metal forming from the factory.
Jim HUpy
Salem, OR
78 GMC Royale 403

> My oil pan has an oil scrapper attached over the dent.
>
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[roy keen minden]

That is quite a pan Bill I'm surprised you have room for the larger sump..
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Roy Keen
Minden,NV
76 X Glenbrook

 

[Ken H.]

Chuck,

Not as good a photo as yours, but it looks the same to me:

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/455-oil-pan-capacity/p10649.html

Ken H.

On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 9:54 AM, Charles Boyd
wrote:

> Is there a factory dent in the oil pan or am I blessed with two oil pans
> with the same identical dent?
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g6975-oil-pan-dent.html
> --
>

 

[kingsley coach]

Ken
Hellofajob on the documentaton of that oil pan ! I've seen it before, and
each time my thoughts are the same..Nice Work !

Mike in NS

On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 7:23 AM, Ken Henderson
wrote:

> Chuck,
>
> Not as good a photo as yours, but it looks the same to me:
>
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/455-oil-pan-capacity/p10649.html
>
> Ken H.
>
> On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 9:54 AM, Charles Boyd

>
> > Is there a factory dent in the oil pan or am I blessed with two oil pans
> > with the same identical dent?
> > http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g6975-oil-pan-dent.html
> > --
> >
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Michael Beaton
1977 Kingsley 26-11
1977 Eleganza II 26-3
Antigonish, NS

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[bill wevers]

Thanks for the complements. The only problem I have with the deep sump is removing
the starter motor. I have to remove the oil filter housing first.
And when I removed the engine, I had to pull out the right half-shaft first.
The inner CV joint is close to the sump.

 

[emerystora]

>
> Thanks for the complements. The only problem I have with the deep sump is removing
> the starter motor. I have to remove the oil filter housing first.
> And when I removed the engine, I had to pull out the right half-shaft first.
> The inner CV joint is close to the sump.
>
That’s strange. I’ve had my starter off several times over the years and have never had to remove the oil filter.

You are talking about a 455 engine?

Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Fredereck, CO

 

[bill wevers]

Emery,
When I added the dump sump oil pan I could
no longer remove the starter without taking off the oil filter first.

Regards