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40cpe · 12-25-2018, 07:43 PM

It also braces the bottom of the bell housing on the truck pans. I'm not that familiar with Mercury pans, but I think the bell housing is also braced that that pan, too. You will notice that the non-truck bell housings on the 8BA style engines didn't have any bracing/attachment below the block.

12-25-2018, 07:43 PM	#4
40cpe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Star, MS Posts: 4,162	Re: Question About 8BA Truck Oil Pans It also braces the bottom of the bell housing on the truck pans. I'm not that familiar with Mercury pans, but I think the bell housing is also braced that that pan, too. You will notice that the non-truck bell housings on the 8BA style engines didn't have any bracing/attachment below the block.