Oil pan reattached to early DB engine

[Frank Wilkie]

I have a 1923 Dodge. I removed oil pan and when I reattached it I notice the oil indicator rod would be a problem to line up with it's hole in the block. So I used a plastic oil gauge line that was just a little bigger in diameter  and pushed the steel oil indicator rod into the oil line. I had to split the oil line tube about a 1/2" or so for the rod to go in. I then super glued that connection. I fed the flex oil line tube into the hole in the block and when I raised up the pan the rod followed the tube through the hole in the block..  Worked out great.

[cahartley]

I soldered a thin wire to the indicator rod and threaded it through the hole in the block to pull the rod through.

Worked like a charm.

 

BTW.......I hope you gooped the felt on the rear main cap so you don't wind up with a leaker........ 

Edited June 4, 2015 by cahartley (see edit history)