horse-shoe small block engine mounts / oil pan - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

60short · 09-07-2018, 11:59 PM

Hey All,

my truck has a (non original) v8, using the original type horse-shoe v8 mounts, and I am looking at doing the oil pump this weekend ... does anybody know if the pan will come out without lifting / pulling the engine?

2nd question - do I have to pull the starter to pull the pan?

Thanks guys!!

**cwcarpenter98** · 09-08-2018, 01:00 PM

I had to drop the pan after I put the engine back in because I used the wrong pan seal. I was able to do it easily though. My truck is a 63, so I'm not sure if there is much difference between the cross members.

I did not remove the starter. All I had to do was drop the exhaust and rotate the engine to where the counterweight of the crank was up in the block at the front of the engine

09-07-2018, 11:59 PM	#1
60short Registered User Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 205	horse-shoe small block engine mounts / oil pan Hey All, my truck has a (non original) v8, using the original type horse-shoe v8 mounts, and I am looking at doing the oil pump this weekend ... does anybody know if the pan will come out without lifting / pulling the engine? 2nd question - do I have to pull the starter to pull the pan? Thanks guys!!

09-08-2018, 01:00 PM	#2
cwcarpenter98 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Hickory Flat, GA Posts: 4,421	Re: horse-shoe small block engine mounts / oil pan I had to drop the pan after I put the engine back in because I used the wrong pan seal. I was able to do it easily though. My truck is a 63, so I'm not sure if there is much difference between the cross members. I did not remove the starter. All I had to do was drop the exhaust and rotate the engine to where the counterweight of the crank was up in the block at the front of the engine Attached Images __________________ Christian Carpenter 1963 C10 - Frankentruck 283, 3 speed with overdrive Overdrive wiring here 1963-ish truck bed trailer - Half-Wit 1981 C10 - Penny 305, th350 1995 Dodge Dakota Sport "I'll put it simple: if you're going hard enough left, you'll find yourself turning right." - Doc Hudson



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