Oil Pan Bolts
Removed all the oil pan bolts. In the process, I found one loose which was located in the center of the oil pan area. When I got ready to clean them up, I also found one was longer than the all the others (photo #1). I don't know if the longer one was the loose one or not. I do know, the longer one was NOT used in the front (timing cover-photo #2) or the rear (where the bolts can go all the way through the block without bottoming out-photo #3). Machine shop responsible for assembly sold out some years ago so I cannot go back to question anyone there.
My question is: did the factory install two different length bolts in the early LA motors, or if all the oil pan bolts were the same length? Thank you.
Removed all the oil pan bolts. In the process, I found one loose which was located in the center of the oil pan area. When I got ready to clean them up, I also found one was longer than the all the others (photo #1). I don't know if the longer one was the loose one or not. I do know, the longer one was NOT used in the front (timing cover-photo #2) or the rear (where the bolts can go all the way through the block without bottoming out-photo #3). Machine shop responsible for assembly sold out some years ago so I cannot go back to question anyone there.
My question is: did the factory install two different length bolts in the early LA motors, or if all the oil pan bolts were the same length? Thank you.
