quote:Originally posted by ehpantera:
While my engine is out being rebuilt, I'm also redoing my cooling tubes. I need to know the distance from the rear cooling tube support bracket to the front of the oil pan with the engine in the stock location.
Thanks,
Mark
8". face of bracket to face of oil pan.
As far as pictures go, I tried but it's too dark and too close even for the digital camera.
What I can tell you is that I have a different pipe coming off of the water pump then you do.
It has something like a 45 degree bend (but I didn't measure the angle) where yours has a 90 degree.
It actually looks just like what John did with the copper tubing. It has no joint like yours. It is all one piece.
I would have to say that Hall has changed that part, and changed it for the worse, not the better.
Since Gary passed I have found it difficult to deal with the girls at Hall. They really don't know much unfortunately.
You need that 45 degree bend in it to clear everything.
It also looks EXACTLY like the old steel pipe you took out, only in polished stainless.