Technical Ford-rear sump oil pan.

Bought a Ford rear sump oil pan for my 1934 pick up with a 302 engine. My question is how the oil gets from the front shallower sump to the deeper rear sump? How does this affect the amount of oil a valuable at the oil pick up? Any have a theory?

 

Not very well. The front sump is just to house the pump. The oil below the high hump seldom moves to the rear where the pick up is. That's why there is a drain plug in both sumps.

 

Must work they used it on factory cars like the Bronco.My guess is the front fills,and overflows to the rear constantly.Use the full size oil filter if clearance allows,and keep the system full,and it should be fine.

 

There is a specific oil pump pickup tube to go with the oil pan. If I remember correctly the oil pump is different too

 

It might be designed to hold enough quantity of oil in the smaller front sump to aid cooling (not sure if the pump is submerged??). If so, all the oil immediately flushing into the back might overheat said pump.??.

I'm not a mechanic but I am a wildass guesser.

 

The pumps are all the same, but you do need the correct pickup for the pan you're using. If you're converting a front-sump motor to rear sump, you'll need a pan with a dipstick built-in. You'll also need the special main bearing cap bolt to support the pickup.

 

Good catch I forgot about the special main bolt with a stud to attach the pickup tube to

 

Same with the Ford Fox cars with a.... 302

 

I welded a piece of pipe from the lower edge of the front sump to drain into the rear sump.

 

There are millions of miles and hours on Crown Vic Police Interceptors , that ran a 5.0 years ago without one issue . Nothing is needed other than the correct parts for the swap .

 

gross over kill!

 

Well, I appreciate you opinion, and thanks for that, but the front drain plug was right over a crossmember, so it was not gross or overkill.

 

Necessity!

 

That rear sump setup also was on a few vans, from 1968 into the '90's.

 

"The Devil Is In The Details"........the 'why' is as important as the 'is'.......

Ray