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59ab · 03-19-2012, 10:38 PM

It keeps the hole from stopping up. That would let oil from the rear main get on the clutch plate and make it slip. All '48 back engines had this feature.
Eddie

03-19-2012, 10:38 PM	#2
59ab Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Huntsville,Alabama Posts: 247	Re: Cotter pin in oil pan It keeps the hole from stopping up. That would let oil from the rear main get on the clutch plate and make it slip. All '48 back engines had this feature. Eddie