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Oil pan bolts- stock length with windage tray? #1344816 12/02/12 12:28 AM 12/02/12 12:28 AM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 200 South Coast of Oregon D dweller OP enthusiast
dweller OP enthusiast D Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 200 South Coast of Oregon	The stock non-windage tray oil pan bolts look to be too short for use with a tray. Do folks go to longer bolts when adding a tray?

Re: Oil pan bolts- stock length with windage tray? [Re: dweller] #1344817 12/02/12 08:15 PM 12/02/12 08:15 PM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 30,424 Florida STAYcation dOrk ! The village idiot's idiot
dOrk ! The village idiot's idiot Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 30,424 Florida STAYcation	I have always just used the stockers .... never a problem.

Re: Oil pan bolts- stock length with windage tray? [Re: dweller] #1344818 12/03/12 12:36 AM 12/03/12 12:36 AM
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Re: Oil pan bolts- stock length with windage tray? [Re: dweller] #1344819 12/03/12 01:45 AM 12/03/12 01:45 AM
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 707 California BigDaddy440 super stock
BigDaddy440 super stock Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 707 California	Not sure if it needs to be stock looking, but consider studs if you can. Alignment of tray and gasket is easier, and I think the clamping force of a nut is better too. 1969 A12 Roadrunner 1970 Plymouth Cuda 1968 Dodge Dart

Re: Oil pan bolts- stock length with windage tray? [Re: BigDaddy440] #1344820 12/03/12 02:01 AM 12/03/12 02:01 AM
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pishta super stock P Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 893 Tustin, CA	Ditto on studs, they are .18 a piece at a local industrial fastener supply house. Only bad thing about them is that you can't slide the pan back to clear the K member on a SB once you get the nuts off.

Re: Oil pan bolts- stock length with windage tray? [Re: dweller] #1344821 12/03/12 08:18 AM 12/03/12 08:18 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,714 North Dakota 6PakBee I Live Here
6PakBee I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,714 North Dakota	Quote: The stock non-windage tray oil pan bolts look to be too short for use with a tray. Do folks go to longer bolts when adding a tray? I've never taken the time to compare pan bolts from an HP engine with the tray to a standard engine without. But I have always had to use longer bolts retrofitting a tray on a standard motor. The stockers just don't seem to make it. "We live in a time when intelligent people are being silenced so that stupid people won't be offended".

Re: Oil pan bolts- stock length with windage tray? [Re: 6PakBee] #1344822 12/04/12 11:55 PM 12/04/12 11:55 PM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 200 South Coast of Oregon D dweller OP enthusiast
dweller OP enthusiast D Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 200 South Coast of Oregon	Thanks for the responses.

Re: Oil pan bolts- stock length with windage tray? [Re: 6PakBee] #1344823 12/05/12 11:54 AM 12/05/12 11:54 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,008 U.S.S.A. JohnRR I Win
JohnRR I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,008 U.S.S.A.	never noticed a difference in pan bolt lengths , now I need to look in the parts manual to see if there is a difference ???

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