Room to Drop the Oil Pan?
 

Anyone know if there is enough room to drop the oil pan in a '84 K10 with the engine in place?

Long story short is I have to retrieve something that fell and landed on my windage tray. That mean the pan must come off.

Re: Room to Drop the Oil Pan?
 

Yes, plenty of room.

Mike

Re: Room to Drop the Oil Pan?
 

That's good news.

Can I reuse the pan gasket? Its the blue rubber type from fel-pro. I assume I cant because of the gasket maker in the corners..?

Re: Room to Drop the Oil Pan?
 

If it's the one piece style and still in good shape you probably could get away with it. Make sure to put a little rtv in the corner areas where leaks are common.

Mike

Re: Room to Drop the Oil Pan?
 

Thanks. It is a 1 piece.

Re: Room to Drop the Oil Pan?
 

make sure you clean all the oil off of it. maybe with some dish soap. i used some paper towels then a dry rag when i reused mine. i also picked at the gasket maker that i had put in the corners till i got it all off. a little time consuming but worth it

Re: Room to Drop the Oil Pan?
 

It seems I got lucky (I use that term loosely) because the gasket stayed well adhered to the engine block. I'll make sure the gasket is oil free when I assemble it.

Only issue I can see is the oil pump pickup was in the bottom of the pan when I took the pan off. Maybe I knocked it off when I pulled the pan down..? Is it possible it fell off before I removed the pan? EEEK!

Re: Room to Drop the Oil Pan?
 

Marshy: Yes it is possible as it is only a "press fit" from the factory. Many engine builders braze the pickup to the pump. (I did this for safety on my 77 Sport) LS9. Larry:chevy:

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Re: Room to Drop the Oil Pan?
 

Well, I slipped it back on. I hope it stays put. It was a new oil pump but reused the pick-up. IDK why they didn't just make it with a 5* taper so it locks tight.
Thanks for the comments guys. Fishing went well and I retrieved the dropped item. I wiped out the bottom of the pan and lightly wiped the seal down with some brake Kleen on a rag. Everything slid into place.

Re: Room to Drop the Oil Pan?
 

They make a little bracket that clamps on the pick-up tube and bolts to the oil pump. I would at least do that. If the pick-up comes back out while you are driving you will have zero oil pressure, and serious damage.

Mike

Re: Room to Drop the Oil Pan?
 

I will call my parts store and see if they have anything like what you described. The pan is back on but no oil in it. It could come off easily. I keep a close eye on my oil psi and it was acting fine before I removed the pan.

Re: Room to Drop the Oil Pan?
 

Like this:

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/p...FdVbhgodJ2gHLQ

Mike