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Why did the oil pan have to come off to get the flywheel out of this 1935 Flathead?

Ed says the engine is a 1935 Ford truck Flathead that a friend had for about 20 years, with 50,000 original miles, out of a 3/4-ton truck. To get the clutch and flywheel out of it, the oil pan had to come off, and the pan had about an inch of sludge in it. The plan is to put a C4 automatic behind it for a Model T Ford.

Expert

Ed Smith

Evidence

expert attributed

Component

oil pan, clutch and flywheel

Applicable scope

1935 Ford truck Flathead V8 with the early built-in bell housing, being adapted to a C4 automatic