More oil pickup issues don't know what to do

[WileERobby]

Why not just get another Milodon pickup ?

 

[lewtot184]

First you should mock up everything to make sure you have the pickup to oil pan clearance you want knowing you’ll be going a little deeper.

Your pictures from both of your threads show that the machine shop ran the 1/2” NPT tap deep into the block. You can:

1) drill, ream, remove the first 2 or 3 threads from the block to allow the new pickup to tighten up in the bottom of the taper, or

2) get a NPS die and extend the PU threads, or

3) Get a NPT die and extend the PU threads.

Any of these will work. If the PU is to far from the oil pan, you’ll need to go to plan B

i've done #2 on a 3/8" pick-up. fairly easy. i bet some dummy used a tapered tap and ran it too deep.

 

[lewtot184]

something ese that can be done, and i've done this, is go to a hardware store and have a length of 1/2" pipe made (4"-5" long) with the standard taper thread but have the guy cut the threads an extra 1/4"-3/8" longer and see how that fits in the hole. if need be trim a thread or so at a time until you get the snug fit. if you get a good fit then cut and weld a section of the new nipple onto the pick-up. not expensive or overly time consuming. finding npts dies and a tool to cut threads will cost more and take more time.

 

[BSB67]

Why not just get another Milodon pickup ?

When you say it like that, it sounds kinda obvious