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By texas55 - 6 Years Ago
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Dropped my oil pan the other day, need to replace my leaking gasket. Found this small metal tube inside the pan, not sure where it came from. Cannot find it in the engine manual. Any one know what this belongs to? Do I have a serious issue developing? Also as I'm replacing my timing chain cover was questioning whether to put back the baffle plate I installed a few years ago, not sure whether this is beneficial or not, found some calcium or buildup of some type around the opening, am I hurting the water circulation with the baffle. Thanks folks, really appreciate the help.
Lee
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By texas55 - 6 Years Ago
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By Sandbird - 6 Years Ago
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The tubing looks to be like the ones used to dribble oil from the rocker arm shaft onto the timing chain and another for the distributor gear. It must of came loose and fell down into the oil pan. I have seen engines that have them and lot that don't. As for the baffle I don't have one so I don't if they help or not.
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By Florida_Phil - 6 Years Ago
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The tube is 1/2 of a rocker shaft oil tube. Here's a photo of one in position. They drain oil from the the rocker down a hole in the head. There is one on each side. I believe their purpose is to provide extra oil to the timing chain and the distributor gear. Mine are blocked to pressurize the rockers. Do you have an after market external oil line? Make sure you are getting enough oil to your rockers. That's a potential problem with Y Blocks.
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By Ted - 6 Years Ago
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That piece of tubing looks to be the drain back tube from the side/block mounted road draft tube.
General consensus is that those water pump baffles do not help the water flow on the early ‘Birds.
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By oldcarmark - 6 Years Ago
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I am not a T-Bird Expert but I seem to recall there is a better Water Pump available than the Original Design specifically for T-Birds?.
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By paul2748 - 6 Years Ago
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CASCO has the better water pump for TBirds.
oldcarmark (12/28/2018)
I am not a T-Bird Expert but I seem to recall there is a better Water Pump available than the Original Design specifically for T-Birds?.
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By Brent - 6 Years Ago
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Regarding water flow, I found this post enlightening:
http://forums.y-blocksforever.com/Topic135031.aspx https://pti-az.com/
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By Florida_Phil - 6 Years Ago
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My '55 TBird overheated in traffic. A couple of traffic lights and my temp gauge would march over to hot. It never boiled over, but it made me so nervous I quit driving it in town. It had a stock water pump with an old stock radiator that looked original. After some research, I removed the old radiator and installed a new Champion aluminum radiator and electric fan. I also removed the stock belt driven fan. The whole cost of doing this was around $200.
Since this swap, I can not make my TBird overheat. I still have a stock iron water pump on my engine. I am running a 170 degree wide gap thermostat I bought from NPD. Once it opens, you can remove the radiator cap and see the water rushing though the radiator. It's a torrent. I believe most TBird overheating problems are with the radiator, not the water pump. My solution will never win a Concours d'Elegance, but it works great.
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By oldcarmark - 6 Years Ago
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I have One in my 56. I want to try painting it Black so it does not look Obvious as it does now. I understand Black Barbeque paint will work and stand up to the heat. Any thoughts?
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By DryLakesRacer - 6 Years Ago
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BBQ black worked for years. After completely dry for a few weeks I'd wipe over it with a clean cotton tee-shirt rag and take some of the dull out it. not quite semi-gloss but better looking to me. I've used Eastwood radiator spray also with good results.
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By Rusty_S85 - 6 Years Ago
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Don't know if its bird specific but I bought a bob drake water pump for my 292, it has the OEM casting markings as original but it uses a ball bearing shaft support I think is what I read over the standard brass bushing for long life.
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By Rusty_S85 - 6 Years Ago
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oldcarmark (12/29/2018)
I have One in my 56. I want to try painting it Black so it does not look Obvious as it does now. I understand Black Barbeque paint will work and stand up to the heat. Any thoughts?
Id look into eastwood as their engine and detail paints are quite good. I will be ordering another can of their bare steel paint to paint my new choke coil shield before I bolt it onto my Holley 4000. Thing is rusting on me just sitting in the house awaiting installation.
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