Mopar 440 Oil pan Troubles......

[@metalmaxmopar9520]

Just an FYI for the future. There are 2 types of 3/8 diameter pick up tubes made for the "B/RB" Chrysler's. The one you have is the Melling P/N: 63S4 ( an "S" shaped bent tube) and is designed to be used with the H/P 6 quart oil pan ("Street Hemi/440 6 pack") and later "C" bodies (Monaco/Polara's). The other is the Melling P/N: 63S3 which has a straight tube with a 60 degree bend going to the pick up screen and used on the "stock" 4-5 quart pans. I have had to heat and bend "both" types of pickup tubes to get the clearance height & angle to pan sump bottom set correctly but I have never had to cut and weld them. Hope this helps. Regards, Tim.

[@MC-de6tf]

I would have made what I needed similar to your job, but would have put a small piece in there that both ends would slide into like a coupling before I welded it back together. Good job. A machinist makes things by machining it and a Mechanic fixes things by repairing it , and today we have parts changers that are not mechanics, or machinists. Peace.

[@v8packard]

Clever use of an indicator stand.

[@powellmachineinc]

Yes, it's works, I need to make a more universal clamp for it though

[@edsmachine93]

Very nice job. Thanks for sharing. Fixed like it should have been. Take care, Ed.

[@powellmachineinc]

Thanks 👍

[@leonardhirtle3645]

Don’t blame the Chinese for bad parts.Blame the companies that sell this crap because the profit margins are much higher. It’s all about the money and screw the customers.

[@MsKatjie]

Love your work Mr. Powell but the inside of the tube was it cleaned/ checked for weld slag?

[@powellmachineinc]

Absolutely, that engine is running great

[@phillipcooley83]

I (at one point) wished that Chrysler made these with valve covers, and oil pans with something better the tin metal. Bad design, and with a porous deck made for unnecessary hastles also. They were definitely the Ford of our day

[@powellmachineinc]

💯

[@Anthony-nw5zv]

Someone must be redesigning sub assemblies that cannot work with corresponding Oil pans and windage trays. All three pieces should be sold as a complete assembly, that way they all fit. Maybe it's the conversion from standard to metric and back to standard 🤔. Or perhaps I should STFU 😅

[@powellmachineinc]

Yep, it was a pan/ pickup set purchased from a mopar specialist