I had one of those 402 pans on my first 383 A-body a long time ago (3.23 gears, 4-speed) and every time I would take off from a stop even moderately hard the oil light would flash on for a second, a telltale sign of sucking air.

I immediately put on a Moroso 7 qt pan... much cheaper than new crank, rods and bearings... even an extra qt of oil probably would not have been enough "insurance" against running dry...


-Charles