parts fit · FF-0515

Why is a windage tray harder to fit in a 59AB pan than in a Mercury pan?

The 59AB pan's sides are not straight up and down, so the baffle has to fit down in a tapered section. In the Mercury pan the sides are straight, so a baffle of the right width slides right down and you tack weld or weld it in place. Here it has to be wide enough to do its job and still get down in there; you have to turn it sideways to get it in.

Expert

Steve Coppock

Evidence

expert attributed

Component

tapered oil pan sides

Applicable scope

Windage tray made for a post-war 24-stud 59AB Ford Flathead V8 oil pan, for the engine Steve Coppock is building for his Model T race car