Joined: Sat Apr 04 2009, 10:33PM
Location: washington
Posts: 163
I am pulling the stroker motor and the heads off for CNC porting, and will be swapping in a windage tray at that time. Anyone running the 440 source windage tray in their stroker? Any other recommendations? Also my stock pan seems leak prone in the drain plug area no matter what i do, o-ring style plug, dead soft aluminum washer, or a copper gasket/washer, nothing seems to work well. Is there a better option for a oil pan in my 66 newyorker? What about any tricks sealing the side seals and pan gaskets with the tray in between?
Joined: Sat Aug 19 2006, 05:03PM
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 2919
If you were running a Mopar windage tray, I would say to use a cold chisel and hammer and open up the louvers because they are not big enough as stamped, but the 440 Source ones look better from ther pics on their website.
As I'm sure you know, you need 2 pan gaskets with the windage tray. I used a little RTV on each one (Ultra Blue?) and don't over-tighten the bolts. Go back later and snug them up again.
I've had the same issues with oil pan drain plug sealing. One one of my cars I think I'm currently using a steel washer that has a black rubber coating on it and that seems to be working for me. I tried copper ones and plastic ones and they still dripped a bit.
On my other car, I think I changed to a different drain plug that has a large flat flange on it and came with a plastic washer and that has worked well. I can't remember if I changed to that specifically to try to stop it from leaking or because it had a magnet in the end.
Joined: Wed Nov 17 2010, 03:28PM
Location: florida
Posts: 1311
i would say your pan has a crack around the plug that u cannot see but the oil is a good indication.i run a stock pan with a windage tray and I've never had a drip.clean it all ,make sure pan rails are straight,use good brand name gaskets,use a minimal amount of rtv,don't over torque and let it all dry a day before adding oil.