Flathead Oil Pan
 

Would someone on here that knows their oil pans please PM me their E-Mail address so I can send them some pictures of an 8BA oil pan I'm using but have no idea what it came off of. Also how much oil it holds. Thanks. Gary

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So, no trust in the "community"? I understand.

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It is easy to post a photo here. How else are we going to argue over what you have?

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Gary.....I know that you DON'T do pictures here on the 'Barn (It's so simple. I'd be happy to send you a VERY concise "step-by-step").

If you would like to e-mail those pics to me, I'll be happy to post 'em here so a 'wider' audience can take a look, if you like. If you want the picture "tutoring", PM me. I've converted three or four previous "NO PICTURE" guys here in the past. Dick D


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Here are the pictures of the 8BA-type pan that Gary ("Krylon32") would like info on. DD


https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...5&d=1620945569

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...6&d=1620945569

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...7&d=1620945569

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...8&d=1620945569

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...9&d=1620945569





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I’m the same way,,,,,,I take pics with my phone,,,,transfer to my iPad.
Then try to post here and it’s a catastrophe,,,LoL.

I know you guys don’t like the Hamb,,,,,but it is simple as can be there.
Pics post like it was designed that way,,,,,,LoL,,,maybe it was,,,I don’t know .
Anyway,,,,,that’s it,,,,,oh yeah,,,I wish there was a like button here,,,,,on the posts .
There is some major talent here,,,,,a lot of really smart guys .
Thanks !

Tommy

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There is just a button. Looks like a paperclip. Picture of it attached - hope it helps.

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V8 Coopman. Thanks for the help. Explain why when someone posts pictures on the Barn nothing shows up and I have no way of seeing them?

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Merc?

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Pan looks like in the 8BA family with an unfamiliar (to me) location and angle for the dipstick.
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...6&d=1620948841

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That's not an 8BA pan. All 8BA pans had a center sump. I believe it's a 52 - 53 Merc.

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Really???

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I don’t know what year it is but the Merc pan I have has a rear sump, windage tray and a bracket that bolt to the starter plate...Steve


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I believe the pan you mention is '49 Merc only

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Have a '50 Merc. rear sump with the bracket and a '51 rear sump without the bracket.

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Is this a mystery pan? Are you guys saying it won't fit my 8BA block? It sure looks like it will.

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No, it will fit your 8BA block, we are just not in agreement what it came off of.

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I'm talking about the one with the windage tray. I believe that is '49 Merc only

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I believe it's gonna be a '53-ish Merc pan, like pic below!


https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.uG74SJ...r=1.25&pid=1.7


'49 thru EARLY '51 Mercs like this. DD


https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.Zp_Znu...r=1.25&pid=1.7

https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.iSDYOt...r=1.25&pid=1.7

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Right on, DD.

To clarify, Gary you have a late Merc. pan and it will work on an 8BA block.

Question: How many Fordbarners does it take to change an oil pan?

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Now that it's identified how much oil does it take?

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All oil pans will fit all engines (8BA). It's the chassis it goes in that determines what it's configuration is.

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Motor is going into a deuce highboy roadster if I live long enough?

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Here's the LATE '51 WITHOUT the bracket.


https://www.picclickimg.com/d/l400/p...thead-Ford.jpg


And BELOW is the inside of Gary's (Krylon32) pan with funny dipstick. DD


https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.TAeJWJ...r=1.25&pid=1.7

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Both '50 and '51 Merc's have windage trays. Not '49 only.

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Not necessarily "late" as the MercOmatic pan had no bracket.

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I think it Should be 5 qts.

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Got it. Thanks

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As stated 5qts. is normal but YOU can do some home work to determine if that works with the oil pan/dipstick combination that you have.
This can be done with water before any restoration work.
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...8&d=1620993172

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It's a 1953 F100 truck V8 flathead oil pan. One year only.

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Yes, indeed, this picture of a '53 F100 and the location of the dipstick seem to verify that.
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...0&d=1620995870

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Me, I'd put the pan on the assembled engine, mount the engine in the chassis (with full weight), put 5 quarts of oil in it. Then you can see where the level is on the dipstick and mark the dipstick with a blunt chisel.

Now you know exactly where the oil level should be - in your car, at whatever angle it happens to end up in. :D

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I thought all truck pans had the big cleanout plate on the bottom?

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I'm not questioning you guys but the sump on this pan is massive. But if it's from a truck could it possibly hold more than 5 quarts?

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The '53 truck flathead engines had some unique parts, like the straddle-mounted bell housing, central front engine mount, '49 car-style wide belt water pumps and the full sump oil pan discussed above and correctly identified by '42merc.

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Yes it's possible so just verify as shown in post #29 using your pan and dipstick.
You don't have to mount it on any engine.

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My 53 Merc. EAC has no windage tray but a baffle around the oil pump. That is the part of the pan that is bumped out. Wow there is a lot of different pan configurations out there. Good luck Kube .