Engine diaper

>>> I'm guessing it's that knife edge on the pan that goes up against that cork gasket>>>


Yep, I wound up having to glue a cut neoprene ring from a used spin-on filter instead of the rubberized cork. Cork just wouldn't stay in place. Jack E/NJ
 
I have been using one of Whizzernick's diapers for 3 years. It has stayed on even at highway speeds. I put some pigmats in it in the spring and change them out in the fall. It has worked OK for me.
 
Just to clear up something (No one so far is willing to admit that ) Ford V-8 motors that have a slinger rear main. ( model A too ? ) LEAK OIL --- that is what the cotterpin in the rear of the oil pan is for ( to keep the hole open so oil can leak out ) Just for fun I will tell a little story. Around the time I was working on the diaper. I asked Jerry Lew

long time member of Golden Gate chapter #1 of the Early Ford V-8 Club ( Jerry has only late 49-53 Fords and Mercurys ) If his cars leak ---- he told me they do ..
Also take a look at most parking spots . It looks like not only Early Fords leak but a lot of cars leak. I am not getting rich with my diaper but I am keeping a lot of garage floors oil free.
 
This is my version of the diaper fix. For that normal annoying drip from the bottom of the bell housing where some cars have a cotter pin. Just double up a piece of old towel wrap it around as shown in picture and bolt thru with the existing bolts. Depending on how much you drive change it once a year.
 

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Just an update. Have a couple hundred miles on it now and it's stayed in place even after highway speeds over 70. No more oil leaks on the driveway. Now, to resolve that coolant leak . . .
 
Or a piece cardboard on the floor. Sure is easy to change. My wife has Amazon delivering fresh cardboard for me all the time.

But when I need to park on my concrete driveway, I do have a problem. I get a piece of cardboard under there, but I live in the windy city, some days it won't stay put.
 
I have used a cookie sheet over the years on different vehicles. Just deep enough for an absorbent pad. Drill holes and zip tie where needed.
 
For me, here's why Wizzernick's diaper idea was a good one: I don't have a garage, and I have a new driveway that I don't want to ruin. I bought a nice big new drip pan, but the wind would blow it around and it would fill with water, leaves, pine needles, etc., so it is a pain to maintain. An absorbent pad would never stay in the drip pan.
 
tubman said:
I would disagree with anyone who says that properly assembled 8BA's leak.
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To me, the question is: How long will a properly assembled 8BA run before it starts leaking and becomes a grimy mess underneath? I was around and under a lot of used flatheads in the '50's and it seems like none were clean underneath.
I assumed that the factory assembled them properly, but they soon began leaking. I think we're spoiled these days. A late model vehicle can have 200,000 miles on it and still be dry underneath.
 
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