[whizzernick]

Okay guys. Here's the real truth. Ford's have a rear slinger that drains the oil from the rear main back into the pan when running. When you stop your engine the oil at the top of the slinger runs down and through a hole at the back of the rear main that allows the oil to go into the oil pan in front of the firewall. The cotter pin is used to keep the whole clean so the oil can drain.

I've also been told that if there is no oil underneath something on a ford that holds oil. Whatever that something is must be empty.

And I think you'll all like this. I have been told that 75% of all Chevrolets built are still on the road. And 50% of those are on the back of tow trucks.