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Why cut the rear section from this Ford Flathead oil pan?

Ed removes the rear oil-pan section so the flywheel and clutch can be serviced later without removing the complete pan, then reuses the cut section as a dust cover.

Expert

Ed Smith

Evidence

expert attributed

Component

oil pan, flywheel, and clutch

Applicable scope

Ed describes the application as maybe 1935–1948 Ford Flathead engines