I bought a four-quart Moldone oil pan and another makers' pick-up tube.
However, the tube holds the pan up to about three-eighths of an inch and about two inches to the rear of the engine, the strainer hits the oil pan. The pickup tube thread is a half-inch and fine thread, not a pipe thread. Is there something wrong with the pan or the pickup tube? Could I shorten the tube and rethread it? Finding a dye that size maybe a problem but I did find a twenty-eight thread one used in gunsmithing. Probably just call it an experience and buy a tube from Moldone.
Many Thanks
However, the tube holds the pan up to about three-eighths of an inch and about two inches to the rear of the engine, the strainer hits the oil pan. The pickup tube thread is a half-inch and fine thread, not a pipe thread. Is there something wrong with the pan or the pickup tube? Could I shorten the tube and rethread it? Finding a dye that size maybe a problem but I did find a twenty-eight thread one used in gunsmithing. Probably just call it an experience and buy a tube from Moldone.
Many Thanks