oiling · FF-0519

How much clearance does the oil pump pickup tube need through a windage tray?

More than the scan showed. Hayden scanned the engine with the pickup tube and oil pump on, but Steve later found that the clearance at the oil pump hold-down bolt boss lets the tube turn about an eighth of an inch. The first slot in the tray did not have an eighth of an inch of clearance, so it was changed.

Expert

Steve Coppock

Evidence

expert attributed

Component

oil pump pickup tube clearance

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