263 oil pan, pulling?

**chub chub** · 07-24-2009, 05:25 PM

How much of a pain is it to pull the oil pan on a '52 with a 263. Can all of the bolts be gotten out easily or does the engine need to be lifted up a bit to gain acess to all the front bolts. It seems really tight.

**Aaron65** · 07-25-2009, 11:28 AM

You can get it without disassembling any steering linkage...You will need to turn the crank so the front counterweights aren't protruding and it will take some finagling, but it'll come...the hard part is keeping the new gasket on the pan when you reinstall it...a bit of sealer in a couple spots here is your friend...

**Aaron65** · 07-25-2009, 11:29 AM

Oh yeah, the 4 front bolts have cutouts in the frame to get to...the two on either side of them suck...time to get out an end wrench and take the long way...they'll come, but it's not fun!

**chub chub** · 07-25-2009, 11:47 AM

Thanks Aaron. Having to jack up the motor to pull the oil pan would be pretty poor design, but you never know.
I'm not looking forward to this. The underside of this motor is FILTHY.

**Bob** · 07-25-2009, 01:02 PM

Why are you pulling the pan?

**chub chub** · 07-25-2009, 06:02 PM

I pulled the head off over a year ago and found it needed all new valves and springs, guides and seats.

I finally have all the parts and I'm in the process of cleaning everything up and reassembling. Meanwhile, while it sat, the motor seized. It took a month of wrenching, prying, and soaking in every solution everyone and their mother "guaranteed" would free up a seized motor.

I also pulled all the lifters and cleaned them up. I also scraped and cleaned the area behind the push rods.

I'm sure a lot crud made its way into the pan during all that. Besides, I want to make sure there isn't anything else floating around in there. The pan hasn't been off since I've owned it and who knows how long before that.