I am looking at Milodon oil pump covers 21200,21210,21220,21230. Milodon and Mancini websites do not show any pictures of these and only give vague descriptions of each. I am putting a 440 in a '38 Plymouth that is on a Dakota chassis. The oil filter mounting face on the stock oil pump interferes with the steering rod that comes out of the rack. I want to run a remote filter and use a pump cover that does not have the filter mating face, in order to gain clearance to the rack. Milodon lists some of these pump covers as 'motor plate style' , also lists some as Hemi/Wedge and some as Wedge(didn't know there were any difference). I will be using spool type motor mounts and not motor plates. I will probably use the stock internal pick-up. Here are some of my questions:
1. Can all of these use either single external line or standard internal block pickup by plugging the external line fitting?
2. Are all of these made to run a remote filter?
3. Will all of these work with a Melling pump?
4. How can I determine which cover I need with no
pictures and vague descriptions?
5. Will all of these work with either a Wedge
or Hemi ?

http://www.milodon.com/oil-system/components.asp

You could call them and ask or sometimes Summit has better pictures than the vendors.

I think what you want is a cover that is set up for external lines? The input lines don't matter and can be blocked off.

I made my own cover for that type of application. With this cover I can go straight to #12 AN fittings.

Go to www.milodon.com and they have much better photos of these. They also just released part number 21001 that allows the use of the single line system with STOCK motor mounts.
Todd

1. Can all of these use either single external line or standard internal block pickup by plugging the external line fitting?

Yes.

2. Are all of these made to run a remote filter?

No.

3. Will all of these work with a Melling pump?

Yes.

4. How can I determine which cover I need with no
pictures and vague descriptions?

You'll want the one for the "wedge" - difference being that the line comes in the side instead of the back (which interferes with wedge motor mounts).

You'll want the one for "remote filter".

5. Will all of these work with either a Wedge
or Hemi ?

Yes, depending on motor mounts.


Or you can buy Andy's design - maybe cheaper - certainly more compact! I think Mancini's has it listed.