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My bride and I have been married 63years and I am pleased to say they were 4 of the happiest years of my life.

I think I have come up with a plan "A" (least used plan in the world). Fabricate a tray closely resembling that used on the 50s Mercury. I think that it will improve oil control and should be rather simple to fabricate. It would be helpful,however, if I could get a few dimensions off an...

A little investigating has yielded a few pictures of the 49-53 Merc pan and windage tray. It seems that with some modification the tray portion could be fitted to the 59A pan. Might even be simpler to just fab a new one. Thanks to everyone who has responded . Keith

I did notice the design features of the Milodon windage tray and thought I might incorporate something similar. I will hold minimal clearance on the crank and rods and use 14or 16Ga.for reinforcement. I believe that should be ridgid enough to maintain its integrity. Keith

Thanks for the input. It looks like I will have to fabricate my own. It doesn't look too difficult (famous last words). I do wonder about the clearance between the tray and the crank/rod rotating assembly. Is there an optimal dimension? Or is it not critical? Keith

I have looked at several designs from simple screens to elaborate designs that incorporate hinged doors etc. I intend to use the car as a street rod and I want it to be the best it can be. There is , however,a practical limit. To that end,I would appreciate some suggestions on designs that are...

Is a windage tray a worthwhile addition to a modified street engine?

Happy birthday, I'm 5 years behind you. I have enjoyed your posts and learned a lot from a fellow who has actually done it! Keith

Thanks for the tip. I pulled the bowl portion of the carbs off leaving the bases in place, I found that very little adjustment was required to sync the butterflies. I replaced the emulsion tube from a donor 97.The problem seems to be a thing of the past. Thanks again,Keith.

I fired up the engine today for the first time in a long time. I have dual 97's on it. I noticed the rear carb was dripping gas in the right venturi at fast idle. The source of the leak seemed to be around the emulsion tube. The other three were dry. This doesn't seem right, what is the fix...

What is the correct gear oil to use in a s.co.t supercharger?

You can bet I'll use grease going back. I just finished up soldering up the hole in the gallery plug and I noticed a little hole (1/4" ) located just above the gallery plug 2" +- what is its purpose? Keith

Well I did a fine job putting the front cover on.I had hard time getting it off. Lots of gasket scraping to do. I will have to drop the pan as I messed up the front of the pan gasket. I am going back with the rope seal and have ordered the necessary seals and gaskets from C&G. Keith

I will be starting disassembly tomorrow. The plan is to replace the gallery plug, check the thrust of the cam gear and seal the repair sleeve. If necessary I will drop the pan and start from square one. I will let you know what I find. Thanks I appreciate all the input. Keith

Good morning, as I recall, it's been 4years since I last buttoned up the newly rebuilt engine, I sealed the pan/timing cover just as you described. I am reasonably sure I installed the oil galley plug. I did, however, drill a 0.060 hole in the plug to ensure adequate oil to the cam/crank gears...

The crank does not have an integral sealing surface and I have a little "seal sleeve" installed . The current seal is a Speedway one piece and it is assembled with a repair sleeve. Re: the water pumps they are 49 truck wide belt. The pulley I'm not sure of. Sorry about pictures, no camera no...

Re: big leak. Probably 1 pt. during 10minutes running time. Crank pully: 59A Oil slinger: installed Cam: 49-53 Way too big a leak to ignore!

I do have a post distributor on my engine Keith

It should be noted that I have a 59A pan and a 8CM timing cover. That shouldn't be a problem should it?

W Brown: Yes I did use a speedy sleeve tubman: I soaked the seal and used all the care I could muster. I must be doing something wrong. This isn't rocket surgery. Keith