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Model51 · 11-09-2023, 02:00 PM

Unless there's higher pressure blowing oil past the mail seal, then it's a much bigger job. I plan to test the engine in the frame and put a pressure gauge in the oil sender port on the engine and see what it indicates.
One more item to add to my checklist!

11-09-2023, 02:00 PM	#18
Model51 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fairfax Station, VA Posts: 546	Re: 80 lb oil pump in 1935 flathead - is this okay? Unless there's higher pressure blowing oil past the mail seal, then it's a much bigger job. I plan to test the engine in the frame and put a pressure gauge in the oil sender port on the engine and see what it indicates. One more item to add to my checklist! __________________ 1935 157" 1 1/2 ton stake truck undergoing full original restoration 1936 131 1/2" panel truck rescue preservation Author of the 1935-1936 Ford Model 51 V8 Truck book published by the Early Ford V8 Club of America