Re: [HSS] 1927 Early F Head Engine Oil Pan Cleaning

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To clean the oil pan out you need a length of No. 8 wire, with the end bent

over. Pour some kerosene in the sump, and scratch around with the wire,

through the filter hole, and the cut-out at the back. Slosh around and rinse

out, and repeat the process until the rinse comes out clean. You will need

to do this many times, and use quite a quantity of kerosen in the process!

You should be able to get gasket material (Klingerite), wide enough. Most

engineering retailers have it roools, and iwll cut you off what you neeed.

Don;t get too enthusiastic with tightening the sump bolts, as the threads in

crankcase can strip easily. 20lbs would be sufficient.

Geoff.

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From: "okgat" <okgat@hughes.net>

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Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 7:49 PM

Subject: [HSS] 1927 Early 'F Head' Engine Oil Pan Cleaning





> Hello,

>

> I have removed the oil pan and emptied out the old oil and sludge

> using thinnner. I have also removed the screen element and screen

> bracket (not sure the correct term).

>

> I have 12" inch wide gasket material, about a 1/16" thick but it's

> only 12" inches wide and the overall width of the oil pan outside lip

> to lip is approxiamtely 13".

>

> 1. Should I just go ahead and use the 12" wide material or do they

> make wider gasket material?

>

> 2. Are there torque specifications for the oil pan gasket bolts. If

> so, would someone please let me know what they are.

>

> The thinner did not completely remove all of the slude in the bottom

> of the oild pan which is mostly inaccessible. Any suggestions on how

> to further clean the oil pan.

>

> Thank you,

>

> Rick.

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