oil pump

[tom1948]

the dipstick on my'86 mustang ho is on the l/s between the back 2 spark plugs, without the pump the pan mates to the block perfectly. thanks everyone for your input. btw, I'm not a tyro on this, I worked as an import tech for 30+years before cancer took me out of the workforce and built many engines, foreign and domestic.it may be for a marine application, dunno

 

[KULTULZ]

re: oil pump, it's an after market oil pan, very low in the front, it comes up about 1 1/2-2" shy of meeting the block. Right now I have the aluminum pan off A 4X4 Explorer on it, but, it's just a butt-ugly thing.

re oil pump, here's some pics: the first one is the explorer pan, the second two are the aftermarket pan

There was only one pump for the run (other than the BOSS 302) so if the steel pan doesn't go up, it has to be the pan (or possibly the wrong pickup - did they supply a rear sump pickup?).

That pan looks to me as being an early SBF front sump. Maybe it was altered incorrectly or something was lost in communications somewhere.

If the 1997/ EXPLORER steel pan will not work, I would imagine you are going to have to get with a custom pan fabricator and have something made.

Early oil pan front sump are shown below -