'46 rear main seal

[46ford]

I must be missing something. I ordered an oil pan gasket set for my '46 Ford V8 and got the gaskets and a bunch of white ropes. One fits perfectly in the groove in the front of the oil pan. But nothing in the set matches what I took off the rear seal... seems like there should be a formed piece to fit the groove in the rear main (see right hand pic). Possibly the wrong set, or is my '46 engine something else?

Last time I had the pan down I replaced the black seal where it came from after cleaning out the pan. I never thought I'd have this running and driving.

I dropped the pan because I'm chasing low oil pressure...65psi at start up, drops to almost zero after 5 miles. Wanted to check the clean-out at the front of the crank. I have two gauges, one is mechanical aftermarket and both agree.

 

[Kahuna]

There should have been a cork piece that fits in that groove for the pan to seal against. Like what you removed, and maybe you'll have to re-use it

 

[46ford]

I found the cork piece, hiding between the cork pan gaskets. Fits perfectly. Also bought a NOS gasket set on Ebay, but all the pieces were quite shrunken! Nice display piece anyway...

 

[1931 flamingo]

EBAY=BEWARE BAY
Paul in CT

 

[Karl Wolf]

One does not have to accept defective items on Ebay... Ebay has a grievance prossess in place that makes way for the buyer to recover price and- in my recent experience- shipping on items missrepressented or defective...
Karl

 

[Don Rogers]

You can use your NOS gaskets simply by soaking them over night in water. They will come back to size and shape. You can also wrap them in a moist towel and put them in the microwave.