While moving I droppd my engine on its oil pan. Then I seen a small oil leak where the pan meets the block. Rookie mistake. Do the oil pans interchange with the 455. Are there different pans like front,mid and rear sump?? Anybody know if they do have a choice of sump location which one would be best for a 65 skylark chassis. What else could of went wrong with droppng my engine. Had it on the hoist and the bolt failed the the chain went. Learned my lesson not to use the intake to lift the engine, I've done it before. Now I'll only use the exsaust locations to lift. Thanks
Yes they interchange, and you'll need a rear sump, I would not use the exhaust bolts to lift by unless it was a last resort. The intake carb bolts are more than adequate, the ends of the heads are also safe. The outside exhaust bolts aren't supported by much material at all. The bolt used was simply a soft bolt, depending on where and from how far it dropped, the pickup tube may be compromised
If you have not, do not rotate the crank. Pull the pan and inspect it to see if the crank made contact with the inside of the pan, and also look at the counterweights if you see marks inside the pan. If you have anything like that, see if you can get someone experienced to take a peek at things. As with anything, I have seen what one would think a catastrophe be a nothing burger, and something that seems to be insignificant, end up becoming a disaster. At least nobody got smooshed. And that's what really matters.
Like Hugger said- for a 65 Skylark you need a rear sump pan and pickup tube. If the damage got to the crank, that would be bad. Check carefully. Cheers, Ted
Thanks guys I'll definitely check the crank out. Hope it's good. I used a spot on the intake corner. Yeah Ethan your right it must have been a soft bolt. As long as no one got injured was my exact reaction because I was with my little brother. As far as the rear sump pans, what models and years had them. It won't be till another 2 May be 3 week till I get around to looking at the engine.
You can easily tap it out with a ball peen hammer and braze it closed with an oxy acetylene torch. And prybar the pickup back to position.