Damn Milodon. Check your oil pans
Well I called Tom at Milodon at 3pm PA time as he requested. He didn’t get a chance to check my pictures out as he said he was working in the shop. He said he would reach out to me later in the day. If not I will call him tomorrow. I picked up a nice piece of steel last night a Tractor Supply and cut it to fit the front piece today. The sides had a gap because of the way they leave a flange in the inside of the pan. I welded it in and although not pretty filled the gap to help retain oil while braking on the top end. I also welded the overlay that was in the new pan but not the old pan that was under the plate when I took it out. I test fitted it and everything clears now. I even tried a oil dipstick and you can feel it skipping off the edge of the front plate and into the sump. That will work fine. Time to throw some gaskets on it and button up
This short block build. Time for some finish head and intake work.
Well I called Tom at Milodon at 3pm PA time as he requested. He didn’t get a chance to check my pictures out as he said he was working in the shop. He said he would reach out to me later in the day. If not I will call him tomorrow. I picked up a nice piece of steel last night a Tractor Supply and cut it to fit the front piece today. The sides had a gap because of the way they leave a flange in the inside of the pan. I welded it in and although not pretty filled the gap to help retain oil while braking on the top end. I also welded the overlay that was in the new pan but not the old pan that was under the plate when I took it out. I test fitted it and everything clears now. I even tried a oil dipstick and you can feel it skipping off the edge of the front plate and into the sump. That will work fine. Time to throw some gaskets on it and button up
This short block build. Time for some finish head and intake work.
