8BA/ 8RT oilpump pickup tube

21stud

21stud

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I'd like to know part number and maybe vendor for this sheet metal part, top of the oil pickup tube. I only have parts books for pre -48 so I hope someone could help with this. see attached pic with arrow. thanks!
 

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Just found another photo, this is from ebay. seems it is part of pickup tube assy? is this mercury part?
 

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V8 Bob said:
Yes, '49-'51 Mercury oil pan and special pickup.
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V8 Bob is spot-on.... '49-'51 Merc. Here are a couple more detail pictures. These pickups are rare and hard to find anymore. I guess everyone threw them away, or at least didn't realize how hard they would become to find. They show-up on eBay occasionally, and I've seen ASKING prices of $350-$475 for these things. That whole assembly MIGHT CARRY a part number of "8CM-6615".

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This drawing may be helpful!

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That price is crazy. Beat the bushes, get on Instagram and post a want ad with East Coast Mike (aka Partswapper). No way would I pay that. They are out there. Just need to beat the bushes a bit.

That said, I do find it interesting how flathead blocks tend to shed their oil pans. Not sure why. Most blocks I encounter in the wild are without a pan.
 
Tim Ayers said:
I do find it interesting how flathead blocks tend to shed their oil pans. Not sure why. Most blocks I encounter in the wild are without a pan.
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Likely that most either found something wrong upon inspection, or decided to undertake more disassembly at a later date, or at least put it back together later on when time permits. And we all know how THAT PLAN turns-out!

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If that special Merc pump pickup can't be sourced, is there a non sheilded pump pickup that would work in its place?
 
I think you could get away without that extra shield. I run my french flathead without any sort of shield - just the cup with the mesh around 5/8" above the bottom of pan. Had to bend the tube and braze it to the cup. Never had a problem with lack of pressure.
 
Here are pics of the modified oil pick-up and the pan over it.
 

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Boy, I like there idea of the support strap,I have some pickups in my stuff that are from speedway or the like, but I dont use them as the tube is very light and bends easily, a strap would fix them.
Lawrie
 
I found a pump, pick-up tube, and tin cover from IronTrapGarage that will mate up to my Mercury pan... felt lucky to find one.
 
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